Lot Essay
A closely related design by the leading architect and designer John Pollard Seddon (1827-1906) is in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O74282/design-for-a-wardrobe-design-s eddon-john-pollard
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O74282/design-for-a-wardrobe-design-s eddon-john-pollard