Lot 495

In excellent condition with no evidence of restoration, minor surface wear to main surface and separation line to rear shelf.


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Bruce James Talbert (1838-1881) was a Scottish architect, interior designer and author, best known for his furniture designs. He was apprenticed to various architects in Glasgow and Manchester moving to London in 1866 to design furniture for Holland & Sons. The following year his Reformed Gothic furniture won a silver medal at the 1867 Paris Exhibition. In 1868 he became a designer for Gillows of Lancaster and London. He also designed metalwork, tiles, stained glass, textiles, and wallpaper. Talbert's first book, Gothic Forms Applied to Furniture, Metal Work and Decoration for Domestic Purposes, proved to be influential on the commercial production of furniture both in England and the USA. His work with Gillows was displayed at numerous international exhibitions, including the International Exhibition of 1873, and his designs in the Medieval and Jacobean styles were imitated by many cabinet making firms.
There is an almost identical corner cabinet in the furniture collection of the National Gallery of Victoria.