LOT 17 Y A WILLIAM & MARY KINGWOOD, WALNUT AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY CA...
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Y A WILLIAM & MARY KINGWOOD, WALNUT AND SEAWEED MARQUETRY CABINET ON CHEST CIRCA 1690 The moulded cornice above a cushion moulded drawer, the panel doors opening to two banks of five drawers 176.5cm high, 99cm wide, 59cm deep For a cabinet on chest of the period incorporating elaborate marquetry to a similar extent, see Christie's, London, The Collector: English Furniture, Clocks & Works of Art, 15th November 2017, Lot 146 (£43,750). The kingwood veneers on this piece were known as princeswood up until 1740. In 1670, John Evelyn described princeswood as one of the 'natural' reds used by cabinet-makers and was the most expensive wood available in England in the late 17th Century. Timbers with a vivid red colour were particularly sought after (A. Bowett, 'Myths of English Furniture History: Laburnum Wood Furniture', Antique Collecting, June 1998, pp. 20-23).
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