Lot 1034 , A tailor's bespoke carved mahogany shop cabinet, fitted two panelled doors, inscribed to the front in gilt lettering
A tailor's bespoke carved mahogany shop cabinet, fitted two panelled doors, inscribed to the front in gilt lettering
with 'Cha's Baker & Co's./Gentlemens Outfitters/Gentlemens/Two-Piece/Suits/from/12/-/Hacking Coats/from/18/6/City Branch, 41 Ludgate Hill Opposite The Old Bailey, London'
Provenance: The cabinet was purchased from an antiques fair in Newark, Lincolnshire by Charles Baker-Collingwood, founder of the London outfitters Henry Herbert and resided for a time in their Gray's Inn Road workshop, width 107cm, depth 48cm, height 92cm
£200-300
Condition:
The top is veneered and has a horizontal split, we do not believe the lettering to be original
Sold for £260