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Antique Satinwood & Inlaid Bedside Cabinet 19th Century

FOR SALE ANTIQUE DEALER Period: 19° secolo - 1800 Regent Antiques London Style: HIGH VICTORIAN +44 2088099605 (1860-1890) 447836294074

Height:88cm Width:44cm Depth:38cm Price:1150€

DETAILED DESCRIPTION:

This is a splendid antique Victorian satinwood bedside cabinet, circa 1880 in date.

The cabinet features quarter veneered satinwood with decorative ebonised line inlay. It has a frieze drawer above a cupboard with a central shelf and is raised on elegant square tapering legs that terminate in spae feet.

Condition: In excellent condition having been beautifully cleaned, polished and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation.

Dimensions in cm: Height 88 x Width 44 x Depth 38

Dimensions in inches: Height 2 foot, 11 inches x Width 1 foot, 5 inches x Depth 1 foot, 3 inches

Satinwood is a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family (rue family). East Indian or Ceylon satinwood is the yellowish or dark-brown heartwood of .

The lustrous, fine-grained, usually figured wood is used for furniture, cabinetwork, veneers, and backs of brushes. West Indian satinwood, sometimes called yellow wood, is considered superior. It is the golden yellow, lustrous, even-grained wood found in the Florida Keys and the West Indies.

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It has long been valued for furniture. It is also used for musical instruments, veneers, and other purposes. Satinwood is classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order , family Rutaceae.

Our reference: A1548c https://www.anticswiss.com/en/fine-art-antiques/antique-satinwood--inlaid-bedside-cabinet-19th-century-23237

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