Lot Essay
Elements of the design for this bookcase, such as the arched doors and crocket finials, are derived from a pattern in George Smith's A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture of 1808, pl.103.
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A GEORGE I YEW, POLLARD OAK AND WALNUT CHEST-ON-STAND
The molded cornice above two short and three double panelled long drawers, the stand with a central drawer and two deep drawers on later cabriole legs and pad feet, with geometric line inlay--56½in. (144cm.) high, 41in. (104cm.) wide, 24½in. (62cm.) deep
The molded cornice above two short and three double panelled long drawers, the stand with a central drawer and two deep drawers on later cabriole legs and pad feet, with geometric line inlay--56½in. (144cm.) high, 41in. (104cm.) wide, 24½in. (62cm.) deep