T.E. COLLCUTT (1840-1924) FOR COLLINSON & LOCK, LONDON
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT CABINET, CIRCA 1874
£3,528
Auction: 11 October 2023 at 10:00 BST
Description
ebonised wood and gilt-bronze, with inlaid panels
Dimensions
242cm high, 144cm wide, 59cm deep
Footnote
Literature: Edwards, C. Collinson & Lock: Art Furnishers, Interior Decorators and Designers, 1870-1900, Matador 2022, p.132, pl.4.44 where this dresser is illustrated.
V&A Collection accession no. MISC.127:1-9-1921 for an example shown at the London International Exhibition of 1871 and purchased by the Commissioners of the 1851 Exhibition who later presented it to the Museum.
Note: This cabinet is one of a number of variants Collcutt designed for Collinson & Lock. Other examples were exhibited at various international exhibitions including the International Exhibition in Vienna in 1873, and the Philadelphia International Exhibition of 1876 (with panels by Charles Fairfax Murray). This version follows the same outline as the other cabinets but is more restrained in the amount of applied decoration, although details such as the painted panels, the mirrors and the distinctive strap hinges follow the other examples.