VICTORIAN BURR WALNUT GENTLEMAN’S COMPACTUM OR WARDROBE

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Late 19th century, by Marsh and Jones, Leeds

Of inverted bow front outline, the ogee moulded cornice above a large central panelled door enclosing two drawers and four sliding trays, flanked by a two further panelled doors above three drawers on a plinth base, the back labelled MARSH AND JONES, late KENDELL & Co, N 17534 and signed in ink with the foreman's name, 203cm wide x 77cm deep x 221cm high, (79 1/2in wide x 30in deep x 87in high)

Footnotes

Marsh & Jones, later known as Marsh, Jones & Cribb, were cabinet makers and upholsterers based in Leeds, Yorkshire, operating from 1864 to 1936. Their workshops and showrooms were located at West Bar, Boar Lane, and Basinghall Street.

The business began in 1864 when John Marsh and Edward Jones purchased the established firm of John Kendell at 10 West Bar. They later expanded to Boar Lane in 1869. Kendell had also maintained a London branch at Cavendish Square.

Henry Humphries Cribb, a London-based furnisher with a business in Soho Square, sent his son to Leeds to apprentice with Marsh & Jones. By 1872, the younger Cribb had become a partner in the firm, which then began trading as Marsh, Jones & Cribb, as reflected in contemporary directories.