Wick Antiques was established by Charles Wallrock in the early 1980s. Having grown up in the Antiques world Charles developed an extensive wealth of knowledge. Starting out as a ‘man with a van’ he quickly gained a good reputation and embarked on a longstanding relationship with Harrods. He was later joined by his wife, Caroline Wallrock. Caroline having completed a Persian degree, went on to study at Christie’s fine art and then joined Sotheby’s specializing in Islamic and Japanese works of art, as well as taking the occasional auction. Together they make a formidable team with extensive knowledge and buy and sell some of the best items on the market.
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Description
This is a late Victorian English (c.1900) oak gun cabinet, of tall rectangular form with a large glazed door enclosing a lined interior with the original brass rails, rack, handles and lock, the shelf lined in leather to protect the gun butts, with cartridge drawers behind a pair of cupboard doors, pinned label stating ‘Army & Navy, C S L Makers’.
Footnote: The Army & Navy Store Co-operative Society Ltd, was set up in 1871 by a group of army and naval officers who had decided they were paying too much for their wine. If they clubbed together to buy wholesale, they could greatly reduce the price. If this could be done for wine, it could be done for most other things and indeed the A&N Csl went on to sell just about everything imaginable from food and drink to clothing, furniture, sporting goods, luggage and toys.
Membership was restricted to officers, non-commissioned officers and their families. Friends could join by introduction and officials from the civil service and clubs etc. could also join. Premises were opened at 105 Victoria Street and the Society quickly grew to be a very large concern with depots at important army bases and ports. With a large demand from members in India, a store was opened in Bombay in 1891, followed by Karachi in 1892 and Calcutta in 1901 and The Society began to manufacture or commission a number of the items they sold.
measurements
Height:
74.25 in
Width:
31 in
Depth:
14 in
measurements
declaration
Wick Antiques Ltd has clarified that the Late Victorian Oak Gun Cabinet (LA505723) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1900