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AN ITALIAN WALNUT CABINET-ON-STAND, late 19th century

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AN ITALIAN WALNUT CABINET-ON-STAND, late 19th century

Of recessed broken outline, carved with acanthus scrolls with stylised scallop shells with egg-and-dart and foliate mouldings, the fall front with cherubs and figure masks with bundles of fruit, flanked by a deep drawer to either side, the stand on griffon supports, with a plinth base
85in. (216cm.) wide, 51in. (130cm.) high, 27in. (68cm.) deep

Accompanying this lot is a copy of a newspaper cutting stating that the piece was bought originally from the home of the chemist and natural philosopher Michael Farraday, Kirkby Steven in Yorkshire
*2,500-4,000