Lot 831
831
A REGENCY ELM AND BIRDS-EYE MAPLE BOOKCASE
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A REGENCY ELM AND BIRDS-EYE MAPLE BOOKCASE

CIRCA 1820

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A REGENCY ELM AND BIRDS-EYE MAPLE BOOKCASE
CIRCA 1820
The upper section with open adjustable shelves, the projecting base with a grey-veined marble top above a pair of pleated-silk damask doors enclosing adjustable shelves
64 in. (163 cm.) high; 37½ in. (95 cm.) wide; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep
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

Lot Essay

This marble-topped and plinth-supported commode, with silk-lined doors, is designed in the French/antique or Grecian manner, and relates to commode patterns such as those 'intended for those Drawing Rooms used also as living rooms' that G.Smith illustrated in his, Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1808. Their 'chiffonier' shelves were described as being, 'chiefly for such books as are in constant use, or not of sufficient consequence for the library' (Smith, pls. 117 and 114). In 1839 this bookcase was inventoried in the Duchess's 'Drawing Room' as 'Bookcase and shelves, marble slab'.
The later silk is en suite with that of the Broadwood piano (lot 832).

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