IN THE MANNER OF A. W. N. PUGIN

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A LATE VICTORIAN BRASS-MOUNTED OAK BOOKCASE
In the manner of A. W. N. Pugin
The rectangular moulded top above a cavetto frieze carved with roses amongst scrolling foliage with two pairs of later glazed panelled doors, each enclosing three adjustable shelves between chamfered uprights headed by roses, on bracket feet, the locks stamped 'HOBBS & CO LONDON'
51 in. (129.5 cm.) high; 85 in. (216 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Robert Kime, 1996.

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Lot Essay

The oak bookcase, with its chamfered and rose-flowered columns, is designed in the ancient Gothic or mediaeval fashion introduced by the architect A. W. N. Pugin (d. 1852) in his New Palace of Westminster furnishings. The Palace furniture was executed by a number of leading cabinet-making firms such as Holland and Sons and Gillows.
The bookcase's locks were supplied by the Cheapside lock manufacturers, who traded throughout the second half of the 19th Century, first as Hobbs, Ashley & Co. and later as Hobbs, Hart & Co.

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