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A REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
Inlaid overall with ebony lines and stars, the stepped moulded top above a frieze and a pair of glazed doors flanked by a door to each side, each enclosing a green silk-lined interior and three adjustable shelves, the lower section with a pair of doors enclosing a conforming interior with two adjustable shelves, flanked by a silk-lined drawer and one fitted with leather-lined hinged secretaire enclosing four small drawers, each above a door with conforming interior, one fitted with a drawer, on a plinth base, fitted for electricity, restorations, the shelves and fittings later, the secretaire-drawer with later fittings, the cornice partially replaced, two panes cracked
91¼ in. (232 cm.) high; 81 in. (206 cm.) wide; 23¼ in. (59 cm.) deep
Inlaid overall with ebony lines and stars, the stepped moulded top above a frieze and a pair of glazed doors flanked by a door to each side, each enclosing a green silk-lined interior and three adjustable shelves, the lower section with a pair of doors enclosing a conforming interior with two adjustable shelves, flanked by a silk-lined drawer and one fitted with leather-lined hinged secretaire enclosing four small drawers, each above a door with conforming interior, one fitted with a drawer, on a plinth base, fitted for electricity, restorations, the shelves and fittings later, the secretaire-drawer with later fittings, the cornice partially replaced, two panes cracked
91¼ in. (232 cm.) high; 81 in. (206 cm.) wide; 23¼ in. (59 cm.) deep
Provenance
Sir William Wallace.