Lot Essay
John Taylor, cabinet-maker of George Street, was an Edinburgh Burgess on 15 January 1841 (F. Bamford, A Dictionary of Edinburgh Furniture Makers, Leeds, 1983, p. 112).
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BY JOHN TAYLOR & SONS, MID-19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF SCOTTISH EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY BOOKCASES
By John Taylor & Sons, mid-19th century
Each with rectangular cyma recta moulded cornice, above a plain frieze and two paired folding glazed doors with brass flowered-trellis, one enclosing seven long shelves, the other with later vertical division and enclosing nine adjustable short shelves, one stamped 'JOHN TAYLOR & SONS MANUFACTURERS EDINBURGH' once, the other stamped twice, the locks stamped 'CLARKE & TIMMINS BIRMM', the shelves previously with vertical divisions
86¼ in. (219 cm.) high; 77 in. (195.5 cm.) wide; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep (2)
By John Taylor & Sons, mid-19th century
Each with rectangular cyma recta moulded cornice, above a plain frieze and two paired folding glazed doors with brass flowered-trellis, one enclosing seven long shelves, the other with later vertical division and enclosing nine adjustable short shelves, one stamped 'JOHN TAYLOR & SONS MANUFACTURERS EDINBURGH' once, the other stamped twice, the locks stamped 'CLARKE & TIMMINS BIRM
86¼ in. (219 cm.) high; 77 in. (195.5 cm.) wide; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis