A pair of English ormolu-mounted kingwood and tulipwood book shelves
Circa 1855
Each surmounted by a serpentine mirrored back plate, centred by a cartouche with a monogram headed by a ducal coronet, above a serpentine platform, supported by three female caryatids, above a lower serpentine shelf
18¼ in. (46 cm.) high; 57 in. (145 cm.) deep; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep (2)
A pair of English ormolu-mounted kingwood and tulipwood book shelves
Circa 1855
Each surmounted by a serpentine mirrored back plate, centred by a cartouche with a monogram headed by a ducal coronet, above a serpentine platform, supported by three female caryatids, above a lower serpentine shelf
18¼ in. (46 cm.) high; 57 in. (145 cm.) deep; 11 in. (28 cm.) deep (2)