Fine Furniture & Collections - 7th October 2026
Lot 96
A FINE WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT AND FLORAL MARQUETRY CABINET ON CHEST
Estimate £15,000 - £25,000
Inc. Buyers Premium
Description
A FINE WILLIAM AND MARY WALNUT AND FLORAL MARQUETRY CABINET ON CHEST
C.1690
inlaid overall with carnations, tulips, roses and birds, with a pair of doors with oval panels enclosing a fitted interior with an arrangement of fourteen drawers around a central door enclosing a vacant recess with a slide-out liner concealing eight secret drawers with original gilt brass drop handles, the base with two short and three long drawers on later bun feet, the sides with arched panels
191.6cm high, 125cm wide, 57cm deep
Provenance
By family repute purchased by the vendors parents from H. W. Keil in the 1960s and by descent.
Catalogue Note
An almost identical cabinet also reputedly purchased from H. W. Keil was sold by Christie's, The Collector: English Furniture, Clocks and Works of Art, 15th November 2017, lot 146 for £43,750 (including premium).