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Cabinet (© Beckford's Tower and Museum)
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© Beckford's Tower and Museum

Cabinet

Artist: British

Location: Beckford's Tower and Museum

Date: circa 1830s

Materials: mahogany & ebony & marble

Dimensions: 99 x 89 x 39cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £20,000)

Vendor: H Blairman & Sons Ltd

Review number: 5049 (2002)

Provenance:
William Beckford; Messrs. English & Son, 1848; Blairman & Sons Ltd.

Description:
A cabinet commissioned by William Beckford and made by an unknown cabinet maker, possibly Robert Hume Junior. The cabinet has three compartments; the centre one contains 6 drawers, and the two side ones contain shelves enclosed by doors. The cabinet has a dove marble top.

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