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THBKimbel & Cabus Display Cabinet
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300 20th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
United States
Witherell’s auction house is a family business rooted in a passion for fine art and antiques, based in Sacramento, a region known for its history and its important 20th century art scene. It all started when Brad Witherell was gifted a Civil War-era Henry rifle from his uncle as a teen, spurring his...Read more
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LiveJan 16, 2020
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- Lot Description
Kimbel & Cabus rosewood display cabinet with painted front medallion. Rosewood decorated with carving, gilt incising and ebonized areas; rectangular form, quarter-round ends enclosed by inlaid doors (marquetry Classical seated female figures with interior shelves); lower part of center section recessed with three relief columns on each side; circular center panel depicts a floral still life. Marquetry upper side panels depict musical themes. It's primary function in the Gilded Age was not storage but display. Circa 1865-1875. Dimensions: 59.5"h x 71.75"w x 23"d. Provenance: Michigan funeral home thence to private collector. This is one of six known: Brooklyn Museum, High Museum and private collections. Only one is ebonized. Possibly descended from the Andrew Carnegie family. Signed inside by Michael Milke who “varnish this cabinet,” dated 1870. Original untouched finish. There are only 2 known with painted center plaques. Anthony Kimbel emigrated from Germany in the late 1840s and founded a new firm in 1862, known as Kimbel & Cabus, with the French-born cabinet-maker, Joseph Cabus. Inspired by the writings of British designers Bruce J. Talbert and Charles Locke Eastlake, Kimbel & Cabus developed a line of furniture in the “modern” gothic style in the 1870s. Their furniture won great acclaim at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, and is characterized by the use of ebonized (blackened or stained) wood ornamented with incised gilt decoration, inlaid tiles, medieval patterns, distinctive strap-like hinges, and forms that reveal the structure of the piece. By the late 1870s, the firm was the leading interpreter of the gothic revival style prevalent for furniture and interiors in America.
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Original finish. Scattered wear, scratches and small dents. Two areas upper left with losses to moulding (approximately 1.5" x .25" x .5"). Loss at right upper corner (approx 1" x 2"). Loss of the tip of the scrolling decoration upper right. Witherell's strives to provide as much information and as many photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherell's. We do not provide porters nor packing materials for pick ups.Condition
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