PARTS 18TH CENTURY, ADAPTED IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
PARTS 18TH CENTURY, ADAPTED IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with faux drawer fronted cupboard doors, stamped 'WILLSON 68 GREAT QUEEN STREET LONDON', three despository labels to the reverse for 'MOUSELS' DEPOSITORIES' with ink inscription 'Lord Arthur Hill?' one dated '13-6-95' and another inscribed 'Downside', later cornice fascia
87¼ in. (222 cm.) high; 98 in. (249 cm.) wide; 23 in. (58 cm.) deep

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Lot Essay

Thomas Willson was a retailer who traded from 68 Great Queen Street between 1821-1829. He may also be the auctioneer Thomas Wilson (sic), recorded at 28 Little Queen Street from 1799-1825 (C. Gilbert, Pictorial Dictionary of Marked London Furniture 1700-1840, Leeds, 1996, p. 56). Acting principally as a dealer in second-hand furniture, Thomas Willson identified his stock with a stamp. From 1830 to 1837 the business was then continued by Mary Willson & Son (Mary was possibly Thomas's wife) and later by another relative, Mathew Willson until 1854.

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