Lot #204 - A Fine Edwardian Satinwood Banded & Marquetry Bookcase by Maple & Co
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Fine Silver, Antiques & Interiors Auction
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Sale Date:17 Nov 2013 ~ 11am
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Lot #:204
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Lot Description:A Fine Edwardian Satinwood Banded & Marquetry Bookcase by Maple & Co
with astragal glazed doors enclosing shelves above cupboard doors, cross-banded and line inlay overall and inlaid with satinwood, ambonya and fruitwood in Neo Classical urn designs with floral emblems. John Maple opened his 'Wholesale and Retail Drapery Shop' in Tottenham Court Road in 1841. Cementing itself as the largest furniture store in the world by the 1880s; the company was most prolific in the late Victorian and Edwardian era, in part accredited to the founders' son, John Blundell Maple. -
Estimate:A$4,000 - 6,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Furniture
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