DC - A Superior quality display cabinet by Robsons & Sons of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the original label still in place on the top of the door, with superb stylised inlay's using Mother of Pearl & fruit woods of a peacock to the centre door flanked by classic Glasgow style roses & stylised floral inlays to the top & bottom corners with an inlaid line joining the 2, unusual heart cutouts, sweeping apron above the top shelf with bevelled mirror behind. There are 3 more removable shelves behind the inlaid peacock door, 3 more shelves on each side, so it will display an array of decorative items. Robsons supplied Liberty & Co with the top end Arts & Crafts pieces of the highest quality in design & manufacture. Robsons were 1 rung up the ladder above S&P & their pieces are much harder to find than S&P, the furniture they produced were aimed at the upper classes only as they were much more expensive & exclusive, therefore their pieces are much rarer & harder to find, in laymen's terms they were one of the top commercial manufacturer's of inlaid furniture of the period & very expensive at the time.
Circa 1900. Height 6', Depth 17", Width 52 1/2". £SOLD.
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