Description

Circa 1820 – Attributed to John McLean & Sons, London.

Note: Coromandel was one of the rarest and most prized exotic veneers only ever found on the very finest pieces due to the very high cost. This was described as being “by far the most beautiful of the fancy woods” at the time when this cabinet was made. Diospyros Celebica / Ebenaceae or Macassar Ebony as it is also known grew on the Celebes Islands between Borneo and Indonesia. It is an exceptionally dense, hard and heavy wood. The quality of the brass gallery, support columns and applique mouldings were only available in London at that time and the combination of Coromandel and Brass in this high Regency Fashion cabinet strongly suggest an attribution to John McLean and Sons of London.

Lit: Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Christopher Gilbert, Pages 312 to 316 J. McLean & Son.

English Furniture, The Georgian period (1750-1830), Margaret Jourdain, Pages 51, 103 and 150

“Regency Furniture” Margaret Jourdain, Page 35,Fig 56, Page 42

Ackermann’s “Regency Furniture & Interiors” Page 144, Plate 131 and Page 31

H: 53.25”, 135.5cms W:36.25”, 92 cms D:19.5”, 49.5 cms.