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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TRIPLE-BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
The upper section with broken architectural pediment centred by a plinth and edged with stiff-leaf, egg-and-dart, dentils and further foliage, the overhangs panelled with flowerheads, the projecting sections of frieze with scallop-shell centred Vitruvian scroll and bands of bead-and-reel, above a pair of central Gothic-glazed doors with toothed astragals and enclosing three adjustable shelves, the flanking recessed sections with plain friezes and single geometrically-glazed doors each enclosing five adjustable shelves, the wings with geometrically-glazed doors enclosing five shelves, the base with six panelled doors with rounded angles inset with flowerheads, on plinth base, restorations, two panes cracked
148¾in. (378cm.) wide; 129in. (328cm.) high; 19½in. (49.5cm.) deep
The upper section with broken architectural pediment centred by a plinth and edged with stiff-leaf, egg-and-dart, dentils and further foliage, the overhangs panelled with flowerheads, the projecting sections of frieze with scallop-shell centred Vitruvian scroll and bands of bead-and-reel, above a pair of central Gothic-glazed doors with toothed astragals and enclosing three adjustable shelves, the flanking recessed sections with plain friezes and single geometrically-glazed doors each enclosing five adjustable shelves, the wings with geometrically-glazed doors enclosing five shelves, the base with six panelled doors with rounded angles inset with flowerheads, on plinth base, restorations, two panes cracked
148¾in. (378cm.) wide; 129in. (328cm.) high; 19½in. (49.5cm.) deep