Yola Gray Antiques

Description

A fine quality antique English small Art Deco wardrobe, designed with a break-front shape, in two-tone burr elm and walnut, comprising two doors, circa 1930, in excellent original condition.

Summary:
• Item: Small Art Deco Wardrobe
• Circa: 1930
• Period: Art Deco
• Provenance: England, UK
• Retailer: Roberts & Co. of Willenhall
• Wood: Burr Elm & Walnut
• Break-front design
• Width: 95.5cm / 37⅝” / 3ft 1⅝”
• Stunning two-tone colour timbers
• Birds-eye maple lined interior
• Fitted interior
• Original telescopic metal hanging rail
• 3 pull-out drawers
• 3 open compartment / shelves
• Original handles
• Original working lever lock & key
• Original backboards & plinth
• Single-piece wardrobe
• Stunning colour & patination
• Completely original
• Free delivery to England, Wales & southern Scotland
• 14-day free UK returns policy

Description:
A fine quality antique English small Art Deco wardrobe, designed with a break-front shape, in two-tone burr elm and walnut, comprising two doors, circa 1930, in excellent original condition. The two-door wardrobe comprises a classic bow-front / cloud shaped break-front design, which is constructed with a dark burr elm centre, flanked by two lighter mirror-matched walnut doors and a French polished top. The two wardrobe doors display stunning mirror-matched figured walnut timbers. The doors retain their original walnut handle bars and chrome door hinges. The left-hand door retains its original sliding bolt at the top, to secure the door when closed. The right-hand door also retains its original working lever lock and key.

Inside, the Art Deco closet retains its original interior, which is lined in lovely birds-eye maple timber. There is a telescopic hanging rail to the left, with three pull-out drawers on the right-hand side. The pull-out drawer linings have been constructed with fine dove-tail joints. There are also three fixed shelf compartments below. On the right-hand door, remains the original retailers’ label, which reads “Robert & Co. Willenhall – Complete House Furnishers”, which is needs to have its provenance available. At the bottom of the walnugt wardrobe there is the original a metal chrome pole, to rest your shoes off the ground. The small Art Deco wardrobe, sits on its original moulded recessed plinth and the back features solid backboards. This small Art Deco armoire is single-piece unit.

This small Art Deco wardrobe, would be at home in any traditional or contemporary setting and consumes very little space. This piece boasts classic art deco styling in the overall design of the curved moulded frame, corners, clean lines to the tops, the handles and the plinth.

The Art Deco armoire displays a lovely colour and patination this can only be achieved through age and years of care and cleaning it has received.

External Dimensions:
Height = 167.5cm / 66” / 5ft 6”
Width = 95.5cm / 37⅝” / 3ft 1⅝”
Depth (Including Handles) = 47cm / 18½” / 1ft 6½”

Internal Hanging Dimensions:
Left Hand Side Height (Maximum) = 150cm / 59” / 4ft 11”
Left Hand Side Height (from floor to bottom of hanging rail) = 145cm / 57⅛” / 4ft 9⅛”
Left Hand Side Hanging Width = 56cm / 22” / 1ft 10”
Left Hand Side Hanging Depth = 39cm / 15⅜” / 1ft 3⅜”

Condition Report:
A fine quality antique English small Art Deco wardrobe, designed with a break-front shape, in two-tone burr elm and walnut, comprising two doors, circa 1930, in excellent original condition. Nominal old use marks to the leading edges but nothing significant considering the age of the item. The Art Deco bow front wardrobe has been cleaned and French polished by hand in our workshop to a professional standard. The interior is clean and retains all its original components. The doors retain their original door latches, handles and working lever lock, including the original key. The Art Deco walnut wardrobe retains its original backboards and it stands on its original recessed plinth. This item is solid in joint and ready to use.

Price:
The price for this item is £1,695 which includes free delivery to mainland England, Wales & southern Scotland and a free 14-day UK returns. The free-delivery service includes delivery to the ground floor level only. If you require the wardrobe to be lifted upstairs, please contact us to discuss your requirements.

Customer Service:
We offer customer satisfaction through the following services:
• Free delivery to England, Wales & Southern Scotland
• 14-day free UK Returns
• Full money back assurance
• Worldwide shipping
• Full insurance of items in transit

Further Information:
For more information or photographs please email or call Yola Gray Antiques.

Office: 01829 458 070
Julian: 07960 738 212
Yola: 07971 882 567

Customers outside the UK should call:

Office: 00 44 1829 458 070
Julian: 00 44 7960 738 212
Yola: 00 44 7971 882 567

Email: info@yolagray.com

Free UK Delivery:
We offer free delivery to mainland England, Wales, and Southern Scotland (anywhere south of Stirling). We do not offer free delivery to locations north of Stirling in Scotland, Northern Ireland, or any British Islands off the mainland for example, the Isle of Man, Isle of White and Channel Islands. If you live in one of the areas where we do not offer free delivery, please contact us for a delivery quote before purchasing the item. Delivery will be made by our specialised antique furniture delivery service, or in some cases we will use a courier service for distant deliveries.

Delivery times are usually 1-4 weeks depending on location we aim to deliver the majority of items within 2 weeks. All items are professionally packaged and fully insured in transit therefore, we can assure you, your items will be securely protected in transit and arrive safely with you.

Once you have purchased an item, we will contact you by email and/or telephone and provide you with a provisional delivery date, in order for you to confirm if it is suitable for you. Once you have confirmed you can accept delivery on the provisional delivery date, we will book the delivery in with our shippers and it then becomes a confirmed delivery date.

We will also provide you with our shippers' contact details, in case you need to contact the driver on the day of delivery. It's helpful if you can provide us with both the landline and mobile telephone number, in case the driver cannot reach you on one of the numbers on the day of delivery, they can contact you on your alternative number.

In order to be able to offer you free delivery, it is based on a 1-man delivery only. For any large items that require 2 people to lift the item, we ask that you are available at the time of delivery to be able to give our shipper a lift off the van and into your house with the item. If you are not able to lift items yourself, we ask that you have someone on hand at the time of delivery to assist our shipper with lifting the item.

14-Days Free UK Returns & Refunds:
A 14-day free “no quibble” returns policy (from the date you receive the item) is available if you are not happy with this item. We will collect the item free of charge from you (we do not charge a return fee / collection fee). You will be given a full refund as long as the item is returned in the same condition. We will collect returns using our own specialist furniture delivery company. We will not accept returns via a courier service (due to experience of damaged items in transit). This refund policy only applies to deliveries to the UK.

UK Buyer Payment:
For UK buyers, we accept cash on collection or delivery cheque, credit card, BACS (free bank to bank transfer) or PayPal. Payment is requested within 5 days of the sale. Payment must be cleared before the items are collected or delivered.

International Buyers:
If you live outside the UK and you would like to purchase this item, please contact us before purchasing it, so that we can obtain an accurate shipping quote and delivery lead-time. The shipping quote provided is a global estimate only. The actual shipping cost will vary by country and postcode. Due to the distances and costs involved with shipping outside the UK, a returns policy is therefore not available for international buyers. Before placing your order(s) please make sure this is the item for you. We request payment by bank transfer (we do not accept payment via PayPal, credit or debit cards for international purchases). Payment is requested within 10 days of the purchase. Payment must be cleared before the items are collected or delivered to our shippers. The advertised price of the item does not include the shipping cost, sales tax, import duty or custom fees.

Important information regarding PayPal payment:
We only accept payment from fully verified PayPal account holders with confirmed addresses only. Items will only be sent to the confirmed address registered in PayPal. If you purchase an item and your address is not confirmed, your payment will be refunded and the purchase cancelled. It only takes a few moments to verify and confirm your PayPal details.

About the Seller:
This item is being sold by Yola Gray Antiques who is an accredited member of LAPADA (the UK’s largest Trade Association of Professional Art and Antique Dealers) and CINOA. CINOA is the world association of Art & Antique dealer associations. All LAPADA & CINOA members abide by their strict code of practice by adhering to reputable standards of quality, expertise and integrity.

Yola Gray has dealt in fine art and antique furniture for over 45 years. Yola Gray has a special interest in colonial furniture, specifically antique four poster beds. Yola Gray also provides a variety of fine English antique furniture, art and fabrics to clients in the UK, Europe and further afield.

Please visit the Yola Gray website at for further items and information.

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