A Glasgow style mahogany side cabinet attributed to James Salmon
£750
Auction: 5 November 2003 at 11:00 GMT
Description
the serpentine ledge back above rectangular projecting top above three central graduated drawers with stylised heart-shaped escutcheons and swing handles, flanked by two panel doors, the shaped cushion moulded apron and swollen cabriole legs with block feet
119cm wide, 82cm high, 44.5cm deep
Footnote
Note: The architect and designer James Salmon (1873 - 1924) was a friend and direct contemporary of Charles Rennie Mackintosh. In common with other Glasgow designers at the time, Salmon's work emulates Mackintosh's, particularly with reference to his best known buildings in Glasgow, amongst them 142 St. Vincent Street (the "Hatrack"), and Lion Chambers in Hope Street. It is likely this influence extended to his design work as this side cabinet demonstrates, particularly with regard to the decorative hinges and the individuality of its' design.
Ref: Alastair Service Edwardian Architecture A Handbook to Building Design in Britain 1890-1914 pp. 115, 256
Roger Billcliffe Charles Rennie Mackintosh The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings and Interior Designs Guildford 1979 D1895.4, 1896.8