EN SUITE WITH THE FOLLOWING LOT

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A REGENCY SATINWOOD BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
En suite with the following lot
The blind arcaded cornice with rounded angles, above four glazed doors each with Gothic-arched glazing bars and enclosing four adjustable shelves, above a base section with plain arched panels each enclosing two adjustable shelves, on a plinth base
95 in. (241.5 cm.) high; 85 in. (216 cm.) wide; 19½ in. (49.5 cm.) deep

Provenance

Commissioned circa 1800 and by descent.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium

Lot Essay

The bookcase with its columnar corners and triumphal-arched glazing bars is conceived in the antique or Roman fashion, while its clustered-pillars and arcade-cresting introduce the late 18th century Elizabethan Gothic fashion promoted by the court architect James Wyatt (d. 1813). Its glazing patterns, with cusped, foliated and pointed arches, featured in The Cabinet-Maker's London Book of Prices, 1788, pl. 16, nos 2 and 6.

Chairs provided en suite with this bookcase are offered as lot 111 in this sale.

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