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A related bookcase in red walnut bearing the label of cabinet-maker John Belchier is illustrated in C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, 1996, p. 88, fig. 73.
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A GEORGE II ROSEWOOD LIBRARY BOOKCASE-CABINET**
SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
The arched broken pedimented cornice with dentil molding above a pair of glazed mullioned doors enclosing shelves numbered with ivory plaques over a pair of panelled doors enclosing a pair of pull-out slides and a bank of four drawers, on a plinth base
95 in. (241 cm.) high, 62½ in. (159 cm.) wide, 25½ in. (64.5 cm.) deep
SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
The arched broken pedimented cornice with dentil molding above a pair of glazed mullioned doors enclosing shelves numbered with ivory plaques over a pair of panelled doors enclosing a pair of pull-out slides and a bank of four drawers, on a plinth base
95 in. (241 cm.) high, 62½ in. (159 cm.) wide, 25½ in. (64.5 cm.) deep