The liquor cabinet has a mirror on the inside of the top opening and has a lever on each side holding the top open. There are no drawers, 5 doors, and 5 shelves; the cabinet, when opened, shows 10 compartment circles in the center for wine bottles, storage also exists for other bottles and barware. The cabinet has hand tooled brass accents or inlay on the top and sides. These cabinets are highly valued because of their useful size as well as their simple and usually elegant appearance. Rosewood and brass inlay are all indicators that the piece has a high value. There is inlay with fine brass wires around the edge of the cabinet. This kind of inlay has received renewed attention in recent years. The design on the cabinet shows a mixture of Chinese, Persian, Indian and Pakistani influence. Some of these exquisite pieces of furniture were inlayed with mother-of-pearl and silver. Rugs and tapestries from Kashmir bear a design similar to the center inlay on the wine cabinet. I would date the liquor cabinet C. 1900-1920. The cabinet is rare in the relevant market, which is the auction market.
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