Research:
Of mahogany. The molded cornice with egg and dart undermold above a frieze with interlocking stylized foliate decoration, the cabinet with paneled doors flanked to either side with tapering paneled pilasters with foliate carved capitals, the doors with central panel with crossed golf clubs hanging from a swag on foliate hangings, the doors opening to a plain interior, the cabinet above a frieze of interlocking stylized foliate decoration, the whole raised on foliate feet. The polished back formed as double panels.
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HINDLEY AND WILKINSON, LONDON
The present cabinet is apparently the only known item of fine antique furniture that is set with golf clubs as a decorative device. The design is very much derived from the Chippendale oeuvre with tapering Gothicized corner columns which have tightly conceived acanthus capitals. The paired carved golf clubs are wittily and imaginatively treated being in the form of crossed foliated “trophies.” The piece must have been a very costly special commission in its time and was presumably made for one of the early golfing professionals or a wealthy enthusiast.
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