A Fine Side Cabinet in the Adams Manner

Dimensions: H 39 in / 99 cm W 43.5 in / 111 cm D 18 in / 45 cm Constructed in finely figured satinwood and mahogany of great depth of colour, with polychrome hand painted decoration in the style of Angelica Kauffman and Pergolesi; of arc-en-arbalette form, rising from tapering square section legs, the central bowed door having a shield of satinwood framed within a mahogany border and centred with a roundel after Kauffman, with floral highlights; the flanking side doors having conforming shields, and central cartouches depicting attributes of music; over, three drawers having starburst handles, with quadrant mouldings, the guard band on the platform has a running foliate motif. Circa 1890.