A 19th century drawing set in original fitted mahogany box.…
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A 19th century drawing set in original fitted mahogany box. Each piece marked 'Army & Navy C.S.L', with name & initials of Major General George Mein (1817-1896). Mein of the 13th Somerset Light Infantry served in the Army of the Indus which met more than tough resistance in the 1st Afgan War. Wounded & then taken prisoner Mein was kept as a hostage for a year before returning to India. He, along with Dr Brydon & a very small group of other hostages were the only members of the ill-fated Indus Army to return. Mein was commended in the British Parliament by the Prime Minister of the day Sir Robert Peel. Provenance: By direct family decent.

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  • Mahogany - Mahogany is a dense, close grained red-coloured timber from the West Indies and Central America. It was first imported into Europe in the the early 18th century and its use continued through the 19th century. It was popular for furniture making because of its strength, the wide boards available, the distinctive grain on some boards, termed flame mahogany and the rich warm colour of the timber when it was polished.. The "flame" was produced where a limb grew out from the trunk of the tree, and this timber was usually sliced into veneers for feature panels on doors, backs and cornices.

    Some terms used to describe mahogany relate to the country from which it originally came, such as "Cuban" mahogany, "Honduras" mahogany etc. However unless the wood has been tested the names assigned are more a selling feature, rather than a true indication of the timber's origin.

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