Vintage Kimbel & Cabus Men’s Dresser or Tallboy W/ Shaving Mirror

Description

This magnificent dresser is a very rare offering from Kimbel & Cabus.

Company history: 1863 to 1882
Over the course … more This magnificent dresser is a very rare offering from Kimbel & Cabus.

Company history: 1863 to 1882
Over the course of their nearly twenty-year partnership, Anton Kimbel (1822–1895) and Joseph Cabus (1824–1898) developed one of New York City's leading furniture and decorating firms. Sons of German and French cabinetmaking families, they defined a new take on Modern Gothic design, a style that originated in Britain and was embraced by a growing middle class in the post–Civil War United States. Combining British and continental European design sources, Kimbel and Cabus's furniture forms featured bold, clean lines and rich surface decoration, and the firm used innovative production techniques to offer these striking artistic objects at a variety of prices.

This men's dresser/ tall boy is made of walnut with burl drawer accents. The knobs are glass with brass fixtures and there are two keys, one is to unlock the top sundries cabinets on either side of the grooming mirror the second locks the six sets of drawers secured by a single hinged locking mechanism located on the side of this piece. The drawers are faced with walnut burl and the body is made of dark walnut. The top shelf has a decorative rail that is a typical design detail of the era. It still has an original label from the manufacturer.

Measurements: 84"H x 20"D x 42"W

Origin: USA

Age: 1863 to 1882

The top section is held by pegs and can be removed for shipping.

It breaks down into a top piece of 24 in height and the dresser is 60 in height. less