CIRCA 1835
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A SET OF WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY LIBRARY STEPS
CIRCA 1835
Of large size, with an eight-step staircase and galleried platform filled with X-shaped trellis centred by flowerheads, the hand-rails on serpentine supports, the platform on turned columns, on a rectangular platform and later plinth base with concealed castors
98½ in. (250 cm.) high; 84 in. (213.5 cm.) wide; 31¼ in. (79.5 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1835
Of large size, with an eight-step staircase and galleried platform filled with X-shaped trellis centred by flowerheads, the hand-rails on serpentine supports, the platform on turned columns, on a rectangular platform and later plinth base with concealed castors
98½ in. (250 cm.) high; 84 in. (213.5 cm.) wide; 31¼ in. (79.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's New York, 12 October 1995, lot 265.
A private collection, Canada.
The Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire Sale, Sotheby's, 28-30 May 2002, lot 339.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 10 July 2003, lot 39.
A private collection, Canada.
The Barnwell Manor, Northamptonshire Sale, Sotheby's, 28-30 May 2002, lot 339.
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 10 July 2003, lot 39.
Literature
T. Forrest, Know Your Antiques, 1999, p. 123.
Special notice
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