Wellington chest
Maple & Co. Ltd.
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1890 - 1910
Materials
Mahogany, sycamore, harewood, brass handles
Measurements
110 x 61 x 40.5 cm
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Ightham Mote, Kent
NT 825294
Summary
A mahogany seven-drawer wellington chest, English, circa 1890-1910. By Maple & Co., with boxwood line inlay, each graduated drawer inlaid with swags, fruit and ribbon in sycamore and harewood, with locking bar and bracket feet, stamped MAPLE & CO. LD.
Full description
Maple & Co was one the largest and most successful British furniture retailers and cabinet makers in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. They were well known for their craftsmanship and were specialists in copying designs from the 18th century but with their own interpretation to suit current fashion. Their store was on the Tottenham Court Road in London.
Marks and inscriptions
Top drawer : MAPLE & CO. LD
Makers and roles
Maple & Co. Ltd.