A pair of Adam-style painted display cabinets - Ireland, 18th century

Height x width x depth: 202 x 62 x 44 cm

made of satinwood, with the front of the central panel painted in the Adam style (the Adam style is the name given to the architectural style developed by the brothers Robert Adam (1728–1792) and James Adam (1732–1794) in the second half of the 18th century, which spread throughout the United Kingdom and North America) and featuring hand-carved and gilded elements; a single-panel glass door with neo-Gothic geometric divisions and a molded cornice; lower section with a single panel. Rich decoration featuring festoons, rosettes, and classical motifs, fluted side panels, and tapered legs. Carvings finished with a gouge.


Item condition grading:****good
restoration of the gilding, signs of wear, and two small pieces of wood missing from the top of the hat.