Lot
404
A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY BOOKCASES
MID-18TH CENTURY, FORMERLY THE WINGS OF A BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE WITH CONSEQUENTIAL ALTERATIONS
Price realised
GBP 12,500
Estimate
GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000
A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY BOOKCASES
MID-18TH CENTURY, FORMERLY THE WINGS OF A BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE WITH CONSEQUENTIAL ALTERATIONS
Each with carved and dentil-moulded cornice above a pair of glazed doors enclosing an ivory satin-lined interior with two adjustable shelves, the lower section with a gadrooned moulded edge above a Greek-key frieze concealing a drawer and a pair of acanthus-carved panelled doors, one enclosing two adjustable shelves, the other enclosing one shelf, on a plinth base, inscribed in chalk 'A1822', the frieze with later Greek key and drawer reduced in height
95 in. (241 cm.) high; 47¼ in. (120 cm.) wide; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Acquired from Stair & Company Ltd. 120 and 125 Mount Street London, 17 May 1973.