EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A REGENCY EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT BOOK-BARROW
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
With undulating handles and sides, the side panels decorated with an armorial of a castle on a crimson ground surmounted by a crest of a goat, the end panels with a shield inscribed with the letter 'C' draped with a crimson robe edged with ermin, with a wheel to the front and two sabre rear legs
16 in. (41 cm.) high; 38 in. (97 cm.) long; 13½ in. (34.5 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Families with a crest similar to the one displayed on the sides of this book-barrow include; Arderne, Anderson, Beauchampe, Berney, Blofeld, Boyd, Boyde, Broughton, Capel, Capell, Carpenter, De Costa, Douglas, Dyne, Dynne, Eden, Edon, Edwards, Egerton, Enys, Giberne, Grentmesnell, Latimer, Lerouox, Mompesson, Phillpot, Relham, Relhan, Rothschild, Shardelou, Stoteville, Tame and Windus (see J. Fairbairn, Fairbairn's Crests of the Families of Great Britain & Ireland, London, 1986, pl. 12.).
A mid-Victorian mahogany book-barrow sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 27 April 2006, lot 84 (£4,800).

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