A profusely carved hardwood cabinet, the upright rectangular…
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A profusely carved hardwood cabinet, the upright rectangular frame containing three large upper compartments each fronted with a pull down panel door above two drawers at the base, the three panels and two drawer fronts profusely carved in relief with pairs of dragons confronted on flaming pearls on an overall ground of dense cloud scrolls, all within borders of similarly carved dragons pursuing pearls among clouds, supported on short square section legs joined by shaped panels above the metal mounted feet, plain panelled sides, 198 cm high, 110 cm wide, 54 cm deep
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- Panels - Timber pieces, usually of well-figured wood either recessed or applied over the frames of doors and as decoration elsewhere in the carcase of cabinet furniture. The panels may take a variety of shapes rectangular, square, shield shape, oval, half-round or in the form of Egyptian pylons.
- Scrolls - Serpentine-shaped forms, used in cabinet construction and decoration for centuries. The scroll appears in legs, feet, as carving in chair brackets, chair rails and arms. The deeper and more spontaneous the carving is, the earlier the piece is likely to be. The Regency or 'Thomas Hope' scroll, used on pediments and sideboard backs, consists of two scrolls on the horizontal plane, placed back to back in a mirror image, and sometimes decorated with a variety of carved and/or applied ornament, such as shells, foliate and other motifs. Chippendale-style furniture is often distinguished by two corresponding scrolls in the form of a 'C' in the upper splat or where chair legs join the seat rail.