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An ebonised, tortoiseshell and brass-inlaid bookcase, late 19th/early 20th century
Applied with gilt-metal mounts, decorated with premier partie scrolling foliage palmettes and C-scrolls, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors flanked by uprights with capital and palmette mounts, the interior fitted with adjustable shelves, the lower section with a concave spreading frieze above a pair of glazed doors flanked by conforming uprights fitted with adjustable shelves, on a plinth base, the locks stamped V.R. Patent above a crown and C.T. London
51¾in. (131.5cm.) wide, 97in. (246.5cm.) high, 15in. (38.5cm.) deep
Applied with gilt-metal mounts, decorated with premier partie scrolling foliage palmettes and C-scrolls, the moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors flanked by uprights with capital and palmette mounts, the interior fitted with adjustable shelves, the lower section with a concave spreading frieze above a pair of glazed doors flanked by conforming uprights fitted with adjustable shelves, on a plinth base, the locks stamped V.R. Patent above a crown and C.T. London
51¾in. (131.5cm.) wide, 97in. (246.5cm.) high, 15in. (38.5cm.) deep