Honey-toned Arts & Crafts Cabinet with Splayed Legs
An elm Arts & Crafts style cabinet, mid 20th century, in honey tones and of pleasing plain form with a simple mitre framed top above two narrow drawers with timber pull handles and a cellarette below flanked by two framed cupboards above a plain apron and raised on splayed legs, with simple circular brass escutcheons. Height 36.81 in. Width 60.63 in. Depth 18.50 in.
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- Apron - A decorative wooden panel that sits underneath the top surface of a table or chair, and unites the top of the piece with the legs, running at right angles to the underside. On carcase furniture such as a chest or wardrobe, the apron sits below the drawers or doors and attaches to the legs.
On carcase furniture without legs the panel under the drawers or doors sits on the floor and is termed a plinth.
An apron can provide a decorative touch to an otherwise unadorned piece of furniture and at the same time provide structural support and strength. They can be carved or pierced and quite elaborate. - Escutcheons - An escutcheon is a plate, made of brass, wood, ivory or ebony, which fits into or over the h keyhole, to protect the edge of the timber keyhole from damage by continual insertions of the key. As a general rule you would expect these escutcheons to be sympathetic in design to the handles of the piece. From the early 19th century escutcheons were sometimes made from ivory, ebony, bone or contrasting wood, often cut in a diamond or shield shape and inlaid into the front. Ivory, in particular, will tend to discolour with age, and certainly should not show up as brilliantly white.
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