Lot Essay
The foliate-headed shaped arch and carved details derive from patterns in Thomas Chippendale's Director of 1762 (see pl. LXXXIV and CXXIV.)
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JEAN M. RIDDELL (LOTS 400-445)
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY OPEN BOOKCASE
18TH CENTURY AND ALTERED
Details
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY OPEN BOOKCASE
18TH CENTURY AND ALTERED
The center with two slender drawers over a foliate-carved recessed drawer flanked by leafy sprays and ribbon-tied pilasters surrounded by open shelves, the sides with carry handles, bracket feet
35½ in. (90 cm.) high, 54½ in. (138.5 cm.) wide, 13½ in. (34.5 cm.) deep
18TH CENTURY AND ALTERED
The center with two slender drawers over a foliate-carved recessed drawer flanked by leafy sprays and ribbon-tied pilasters surrounded by open shelves, the sides with carry handles, bracket feet
35½ in. (90 cm.) high, 54½ in. (138.5 cm.) wide, 13½ in. (34.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Macy Darling, Washington, D.C., 1 March 1978.
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