Description: Very rare walnut Victorian cabinet made by Danial Pabst, Philadelphia. The crest has a three dimensionally carved head with a ring of beads surrounding it. There are delicately open carved standing birds on each corner and a felt lined drawer in the top. Underneath is a drawer with an original silver (worn) lining in the interior with two covered compartments (see photo) and a lion head pull. The bottom cupboard door has a recessed burled front with the most extraordinary deep relief carvings featuring a fox and heron bordered by grapes, leaves and cattails. The columns on the sides are carved and have fluting at the top and bottom. There is a shelf in the interior. The sides have lovely shaped burled raised carving set in a recessed panel. The entire cabinet has extensive incised carving including a geometric repeated design in the base. A well documented cabinet of a similar form (although not as compelling as this example) is pictured on page 54 of "Art and Enterprise, American Decorative Art 1825 - 1917, The Virginia Carroll Crawford Collection." A short biography on Pabst is on the same page. In April 1977 the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Volume 73 Number 316) published their research on Danial Pabst. A similar cabinet to the one referenced above is shown on page 12 of the pamphlet. Notice the sides of this cabinet and the one that we are offering for sale have the identical carving! On page 14 a cabinet is shown with the identical lion head pull (although ours is missing the ring in the mouth - we could easily have this made). The incised carved rosettes on the corners of the front and side panels match those on the night table shown on page 17. Daniel Pabst was the most renowned Philadelphia maker of the period. This masterpiece is one of the best pieces of his furniture we have ever seen offered for sale! Circa: 1870 Dimensions: 60"H x 38.5"W x 20"D Finish: Good rich dark original patina Price: $46,500.00

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