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CIRCA 1800, ADAPTED
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A PAIR OF REGENCY BRASS-MOUNTED OAK BOOKCASES
CIRCA 1800, ADAPTED
Each with rectangular cresting above a moulded cornice and a pair of doors with brass grilles, with conforming pair of doors below, between panelled uprights, on a plinth base, previously part of a run of fitted bookcases, one with original front cornice, one with later cornice, both with later sides, plinth and cresting, lacking shelves and silk lining to doors, 1½ in. variation in width
90½ in. (230 cm.) high; 45 in. (114 cm.) wide; 15¾ in. (40 cm.) deep (2)
CIRCA 1800, ADAPTED
Each with rectangular cresting above a moulded cornice and a pair of doors with brass grilles, with conforming pair of doors below, between panelled uprights, on a plinth base, previously part of a run of fitted bookcases, one with original front cornice, one with later cornice, both with later sides, plinth and cresting, lacking shelves and silk lining to doors, 1½ in. variation in width
90½ in. (230 cm.) high; 45 in. (114 cm.) wide; 15¾ in. (40 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
John, 4th Earl Poulett (1756-1819), Hinton House, Hinton St. George, Somerset and by descent at Hinton until sold from the house circa 1968.
Literature
C. Winn, The Pouletts of Hinton St. George, London, 1976, p. 143 and plate opposite p. 129, illustrated in situ in the Library at Hinton House
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