A PAIR OF GEORGE IV BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY OPEN BOOKCASES
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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY OPEN BOOKCASES

CIRCA 1820-30, IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS

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A PAIR OF GEORGE IV BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY OPEN BOOKCASES
CIRCA 1820-30, IN THE MANNER OF GILLOWS
Each with a panelled frieze with rosette and anthemion clasps above two adjustable open shelves flanked by scrolled and foliate-carved corbels with lion paw feet on a plinth base, labelled to the reverse 'HOWARD F. PAGET, Private Property', and inscribed 'From his Father / Originally at Blithfield / Rectory' and '139/2' in chalk
37 in. (94 cm.) high; 36 in. (92 cm.) wide; 12 in. (30 cm.) deep
Provenance
Rev. Francis Edward Paget (d. 1882), Blithfield Rectory, Staffordshire, and by descent to Howard F. Paget (d. 1935).
Special notice
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