Circa 1840, the one-piece cupboard originating from the home of the Robertson family, south of Hamilton, Ontario. P. L. Robertson was the inventor of the famous Canadian Robertson square head slot Screw and Screwdriver, and became the pioneer founder of the Robertson Hardware Company. Showing rare historical architectural design features of the famous Italian architect, Andrea Palladio. These include, in particular, the arched Palladian doors on the top half of the cupboard, and the distinctive reeded vertical pilasters on both upper and lower sections of the cupboard. These distinctive architectural components frame the whole cupboard as the architect Andrea Palladio would frame an edifice in Italy, as mentioned in Philip Shackleton’s book, The Furniture of Early Ontario. There are two large dovetailed drawers at waist level. Originally painted blue green, later over painted in white paint. The secondary coat of white paint has been scraped off, to reveal the undercoat of blue green paint. In the process, some of the original blue green paint was scraped off, and some minor professional restoration was required. A rare and interesting cupboard. 80″ H, 56 1/4″ W, 19 1/2″ D.

Lot: 66
Estimated Value: 1,500.00 – 2,500.00 CAD
Preview Period: Friday, May 24th from 11am to 5pm. Vendredi, 24 mai de 11h à 17h.
Auction Type: Live Webcast Auction
Location: 9 – 2615 Lancaster RoadOttawa, ON K1B 5N2