Richards, I and or J (1746)
Richards, I. (or J.)
London (?); cabinet maker (fl.1746)
Mahogany corner cabinet recorded, styled with a richly carved cornice above double glazed doors with enriched mouldings, the cupboard below enclosed by panelled double doors, with carved ogee bracket feet. The carcase is impressed ‘I. RICHARDS 1746’ (illus. Gilbert (1996), figs 765-766). The same stamp without a date recorded beneath a secretaire cabinet of c.1755.
Source: DEFM; Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840 (1996).
The original entry from Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840 can be found at British History Online.
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