Lot Essay
The bookcase is one of six examples commissioned for Dromore Castle by the third Earl of Limerick in 1865.
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BOOKCASE, DESIGNED FOR DROMORE CASTLE, IRELAND, CIRCA 1870
Details
EDWARD WILLIAM GODWIN (1833-1886)
BOOKCASE, DESIGNED FOR DROMORE CASTLE, IRELAND, CIRCA 1870
probably manufactured by Reuben Burkitt, wainscot oak with brass pulls and fittings
88 in. (223.5 cm.) high; 48¾ in. (123.8 cm.) wide; 21½ in. (54.7 cm.) deep
BOOKCASE, DESIGNED FOR DROMORE CASTLE, IRELAND, CIRCA 1870
probably manufactured by Reuben Burkitt, wainscot oak with brass pulls and fittings
88 in. (223.5 cm.) high; 48¾ in. (123.8 cm.) wide; 21½ in. (54.7 cm.) deep
Literature
E. Aalin, The Furniture Designs of E.W. Godwin, London, 1986, Cat. No. 10 (p. 43). S. Weber Soros, The Secular Furniture of E.W. Godwin, Yale, 1999, pp. 190-191, Cat. Nos. 3II.I-311.I.
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