A GEORGE IV OAK GOTHIC BOOKCASE

IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS HOPPER

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A GEORGE IV OAK GOTHIC BOOKCASE
In the manner of Thomas Hopper
The rectangular crenellated cornice with hexagonal pinacles, above a central Gothic-glazed door enclosing six adjustable shelves, above a panelled door, flanked on each side by a pair of conforming glazed doors, each enclosing three shelves, above a pair of panelled doors, the glazed doors flanked by blind quatrefoil pilasters each headed by a bearded man corbel, on cluster-column supports with foliage capitals, on a stepped plinth, the pinacles possibly cut down, lacking the central panel from the back
118 in. (300 cm.) high; 145 in. (369.5 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep

Sale room notice

This bookcase exhibits several characteristics that are associated with the work of Thomas Hopper. His use of neo-Norman details is particularly seen at Glenstal Castle, Co. Limerick and Penrhyn Castle, Wales.

Lot Essay

The crenellated and pinnacled oak bookcase, with cusped-tracery glazing, is conceived in the George IV antiquarian or Gothic manner promoted by architects such as Thomas Hopper (d. 1856). Its robust embellishment of oak-wrapped and cluster-columned pillars, reflects the rich Gothic or Louis Douze fashion promoted in the mid-1820s by Rudolph Ackermann in The Repository of Arts.

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