Lot 1143 , A 19th century Irish yew wood, oyster veneered and burr wood serpentine collector's cabinet, W.118cm D.57cm H.128cm

A 19th century Irish yew wood, oyster veneered and burr wood serpentine collector's cabinet, with a pair of shell inlaid panelled doors enclosing two banks of ten drawers, all with later baize lining, on spiral turned column supports with understage and pad feet, W.118cm D.57cm H.128cm
£600-800

Condition:
Overall of a light golden tone with a fair eveness of colour, perhaps a little faded lower down, the top veneered in hexagons of yew or laburnum wood, the sides with matching but larger hexagons, a little scuffing where the right drawer catches at the bottom, lock is a later replacement and no key present, inner drawers are made up from assorted timbers suggesting that this may well be a later adaptation.

Sold for £600