A 19th-century cabinet, once owned by Hollywood star Brad Pitt, is to go under the hammer later this month, auctioneers have confirmed.

The beech drawing room cabinet, dating from 1896, is valued at £12,000 and was bought in 1994 by Mr Pitt from a friend and antique dealer in London when he was filming Interview with a Vampire.

The friend, who auctioneers said wishes to remain anonymous, said: “Brad became a great collector of Decorative Arts and when I sold him this cabinet it was the very first piece in his collection.

“Over the years I got to know him well and after his break-up with Jennifer Aniston he decided to sell most of his collection and I was given the chance to buy the cabinet back.

“I decided to sell it at Lyon & Turnbull as it seems to perfectly suited to the aim and theme of their first sale of Scottish Design.”

John Mackie, head of decorative arts at Lyon & Turnbull, said: “This rare and early unrecorded Glasgow School cabinet demonstrates all the design vocabulary of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Herbert McNair and the Macdonald sisters.

“Its inset ‘Spook School’ repoussé plaque speaks to early studio work by the sisters with its mysterious female figure.

“The strap hinges relate directly to a cabinet design by Mackintosh from 1896 and the fact that it is of cabinet-maker quality, and not commercially produced, make this a compelling object.”

The cabinet will be sold at Lyon & Turnbull’s inaugural sale of Scottish Design from 1860 tomorrow in Edinburgh.