Lot Essay
A related design to this portable book-shelf, is illustrated in J. Loudon The Encyclopedia of Cottage, Farm and Villa Architecture and Furniture, 1833, design no. 1959.
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A REGENCY ROSEWOOD BOOK-TRAY
With a pair of turned handles above a pierced balustraded gallery flanked by scrolls joined by a conforming partition above a drawer, the base with gadrooned beading, the drawer lining later polished, restorations
16 3/8 in. (41.5 cm.) 9¾ in. (23.5 cm.) high; 12¼ in. (31 cm.) deep
With a pair of turned handles above a pierced balustraded gallery flanked by scrolls joined by a conforming partition above a drawer, the base with gadrooned beading, the drawer lining later polished, restorations
16 3/8 in. (41.5 cm.) 9¾ in. (23.5 cm.) high; 12¼ in. (31 cm.) deep