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Sir Robert Lorimer, attributed. Whytock & Reid Edinburgh Anglo-Chinese Display Cabinet
£5,800
Sir Robert Lorimer attributed, for Whytock and Reid Edinburgh
An Anglo-Chinese mahogany and burr walnut display cabinet with green painted and gilded wood.
Literature:
Savage, Peter, 'Lorimer and the Edinburgh Craft Designers', Steve Savage 1980, p. 89, plate 175. Lorimer had a close working relationship with Whytock & Reid in the latter part of the 19th century, and into the first quarter of the 20th century. This fine display cabinet is in the Anglo-Chinese style, which Lorimer leaned towards in the latter part of his career, such as Glencruitten House, near Oban, in 1927.
Provenance:
Kirkton House, Angus, Scotland.
Width: 48.03 in (122 cm)
Depth: 22.83 in (58 cm)
