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An ebonised and gilt Aesthetic movement standing corner cabinet…
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Sydney
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25-Aug-2020
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An ebonised and gilt Aesthetic movement standing corner cabinet attributed to Bruce J. Talbert, 1873, made by Gillow & Co, having a spindle cornice and knob finials above a pair of panelled doors painted in gilt with personifications of Plenty and peace and flowers, a mirrored hutch below with spindle turned side brackets, the base with a drawer stamped 'Gillow & Co 341' and a curved undertier on turned legs, height 185 cm, width 97 cm, depth 55 cm. Other Notes: Bruce James Talbert (1838-1881) was a Scottish architect, interior designer and author, best known for his furniture designs. He was apprenticed to various architects in Glasgow and Manchester moving to London in 1866 to design furniture for Holland & Sons. The following year his Reformed Gothic furniture won a silver medal at the 1867 Paris exhibition. In 1868 he became a designer for Gillows of Lancaster and London. He also designed metalwork, tiles, stained glass, textiles, and wallpaper. Talbert's first book, Gothic forms Applied to Furniture, Metal Work and Decoration for Domestic Purposes, proved to be influential on the commercial production of furniture both in England and the USA. His work with Gillows was displayed at numerous international exhibitions, including the international exhibition of 1873, and his designs in the medieval and Jacobean styles were imitated by many cabinet making firms, there is an almost identical corner cabinet in the furniture collection of the National Gallery of Victoria.
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Furniture: Cabinets - Corner