Wright & Mansfeild Tasteful Quality Credenza of Elegant Exhibition Quality Neo Classical Satinwood Credenza c.1867

Wright & Mansfied a neo classical palladium revival style exhibition quality satinwood designed credenza. Alfred Thomas Wright and Thomas Needham Mansfield were the finest cabinet makers of marquetry furniture in london at this period. The partnership flourished for a short time only between 1860-1887, they were the preferred cabinet makers to Queen Victoria and simular pieces are in the royal collection at Osborne house and other collections of notables and the landed gentry at this time,wright and Mansfield rose to the pinnacle of british furniture making prominence by creating some of the most outstanding pieces of satinwood marquetry inlaid furniture,they are often credited with leading the victorian revival in the Sheraton, Hepplewhite, and adam neo classical styles of this period.they opened retail outlets in bond street, Great Portland Street and Oxford Street, London. They won many accolades of great acclaim and gold medals when exhibiting at international exhibitions,in 1862-67-76 (paris universelle exposition..London international, Philidelphia centennial) and they were presented at the paris exhibition with a gold medal by the Emperor Napolean Iii himself. The extremely fine quality elegant proportioned shaped inverted four door break-fronted satinwood exhibition quality credenza on offer in the high neo-classical style is profusely inlaid with floral and classical motifs,picked out in exotic woods, such as thuyawood, satinwood, ebony, pearwood, holly, mulberry, amboyna and burl oak and walnut, the two glazed exposed centre doors, with a fitted shelve behind still retaining its faded purple satin covered interior,flanked by a pair of finely executed floral panels of the finest quality, inlayed with griffins supporting an elaborate floral urn with spiralling flowers, from the antique, supported at the sides with classical half fluted corinthian pilasters with carved giltwood capitals,the whole surmounted by a canopy top shaped door finely carved with a walnut half moon panel depicting vines and accanthus leaves, with the background picked out in gold leaf.the cabinet is mounted throughout with carved giltwood beading and appliques.the brass london locks fitted are fully working with Keys. Provenance.A simular cabinet was exhibited at the paris exposition in 1867 and at the Philidelphia centennial, USA. Many examples of wright and mansfield works can be seen in major museum collections throughout the world..on the verso of this credenza it is Inscribed (Allan Grange Bridge of Allan). Bridge of allan is a small town near Dunblane, Sterling, Scotland. Allan Grange was a fine listed stately home at this period, now it is a grand hotel, haddo hall in Aberdeenshire is an unique example in having the only surviving documented suite of rooms exclusively decorated and furnished by wright and mansfield in the adam revival style the leading specialists in that genre, its importance as an example both of adam revival and of the high class exclusive work rendered cannot be overstated.other noted scottish families such as the 7th earl and countess of aberdeen,and lady aberdeens father furnished there homes in london and scotland in the fashionable revival style by Wright & Mansfield, such was there popularity with the scottish nobility and aristocracy, all well documented and housed in various archives.