Description
A Lamb of Manchester carved and inlaid walnut and ebony Art sideboard, central glazed cabinet flanked by twin shelf compartments, surmounted by double drawer and shelf on carved bracket, with shelf and broken pediment above, carved with symbols of Art and Architecture, the panels attributed to Albert Moore stamped Lamb Manchester 40403, small circular plaque inscribed J.A.S. Lamb John Dalton Street, Manchester, 151cm. high, 157.5cm wide
This cabinet was possibly exhibited at the Paris 1878 exhibition where Petit & Cie were able to photograph the panels, reproduced in the Art Journal 1887.
Literature
The Cabinet Maker and Art Furnisher, London 1st July 1887 page 12
The Art Journal - The Jubilee Edition, 1887 page 210-214 for an article by Lewis F Day
