1888 Melbourne Exhibition Ebonized & Gilt Display Cabinets Set

Charles R. Martin 'Military Accoutrements' historically…
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Charles R. Martin 'Military Accoutrements' historically important stunning pair of ebonized and gilt display cabinets from the 1888 Melbourne exhibition, with accompanying silk embroidered banner and Australian cedar hand-painted advertising wall plaque, sensitively restored with water-washed yellow silk backs and electrified for display. Note: both cabinets dismantle for ease of transportation. Each cabinet an imposing 256 cm high, 163 cm wide, 77 cm deep. provenance: Private Collection Melbourne;

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