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CIRCA 1765
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A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED PADOUK BOOKCASE
CIRCA 1765
Of breakfront outline, the stop-fluted cornice above beveled glazed panel doors flanked by ribbon-tied husks, above a central cupboard now fitted with two later adjustable slides, inscribed '6854' twice to the reverse, unexplained patched repairs adjacent to the locks to each of the glazed doors indicating a possible change to the glazing bars
95 ½ in. (243 cm.) high, 71 in. (183 cm.) wide, 20 in. (51 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1765
Of breakfront outline, the stop-fluted cornice above beveled glazed panel doors flanked by ribbon-tied husks, above a central cupboard now fitted with two later adjustable slides, inscribed '6854' twice to the reverse, unexplained patched repairs adjacent to the locks to each of the glazed doors indicating a possible change to the glazing bars
95 ½ in. (243 cm.) high, 71 in. (183 cm.) wide, 20 in. (51 cm.) deep
Provenance
Property of The Trustees of the will of the late E.C.P. Lascelles and the property of Miss A. L. Lascelles, Removed from Woolbeding House, Sussex, Sotheby's London, 20 November 1970, lot 82.
Acquired from Vernay & Jussel, New York, 30 October 1991.
The Irving Collection, no. DR05.
Acquired from Vernay & Jussel, New York, 30 October 1991.
The Irving Collection, no. DR05.
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