ID 472418
Lot 25 | A GEORGE II MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT LIBRARY BOOKCASE
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 80 000
ATTRIBUTED TO WILLIAM HALLETT OR VILE AND COBB, CIRCA 1750
The leaf and half-flowerhead projecting cornice above four doors, lettered A, B, C and D and with egg-and-dart carved mullions, enclosing mahogany-fronted shelves, above four drawers with rocaille brasses, within leaf and rosette-carved moulded borders and on a conforming plinth, the carcase with contemporary ink inscription No1 to each section, the back of the central cornice inscribed N 19 G*P, the backboards inscribed N 23 G*P, N 26 G*P and N 27 G*P, some metalwork replaced, some shelves replaced and some incorporating their original facings
99 in. (251.5 cm.) high; 152 ½ in. (387.5 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43 cm.) deep
| Medium: | Mahogany |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
| Auction house category: | Cupboards |
| Medium: | Mahogany |
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| Historical era: | Georgian period |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe |
| Auction house category: | Cupboards |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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