Lot 264
A late Victorian fiddleback mahogany and marquetry ormolu mounted commode by Edwards & Roberts in the Louis XVI style
20 November 2013, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £5,000 inc. premium
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A late Victorian fiddleback mahogany and marquetry ormolu mounted commode by Edwards & Roberts
in the Louis XVI style
The serpentine moulded Rouge Royal marble top decorated with sprays of flora and riband tied trophies above a pair of panel doors enclosing a shelf and flanked by further serpentine panels, on short scroll legs, with an ivorine trade label to the reverse for EDWARDS & ROBERTS, WARDOUR STREET, 126 PICCADILLY, 532 OXFORD STREET, LONDON, 122cm wide, 48cm deep, 91cm high (48in wide, 18.5in deep, 35.5in high).
The serpentine moulded Rouge Royal marble top decorated with sprays of flora and riband tied trophies above a pair of panel doors enclosing a shelf and flanked by further serpentine panels, on short scroll legs, with an ivorine trade label to the reverse for EDWARDS & ROBERTS, WARDOUR STREET, 126 PICCADILLY, 532 OXFORD STREET, LONDON, 122cm wide, 48cm deep, 91cm high (48in wide, 18.5in deep, 35.5in high).
Footnotes
The firm of Edwards and Roberts was founded in 1845 and by 1854 was established at 21 Wardour Street. They became one of the leading London cabinet-makers and retailers working in a variety of styles, both modern and revivalist. Their business also involved retailing, adapting and restoring antique furniture with later embellishments bearing their stamp. By 1892 they occupied more than a dozen buildings in Wardour Street. They continued to trade until the end of the century.