A GEORGE III POLYCHROME-PAINTED FITTED BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE

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£ 12 500
Date de l'enchèreClassic
12.11.2020 14:00UTC +01:00
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CHRISTIE'S
Lieu de l'événement
Royaume-Uni, London
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Lot 164 | A GEORGE III POLYCHROME-PAINTED FITTED BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
A GEORGE III POLYCHROME-PAINTED FITTED BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE

DESIGNED BY JAMES WYATT, CIRCA 1785-90

With four pine doors applied with blind arches and tracery, opening to reveal an oak interior with fitments for shelving above four further doors with gothic tracery and central shield, formed as removable panels, hinging forward to reveal further shelf fitments, each section flanked by cluster columns and surmounted by a strawberry leaf cornice, the interior with eighteenth century hand painted lettering to the upper doors ‘Aa’, ‘Bb’, ‘Cc’ and ‘Dd’ and to the lower compartments ‘Aa Cl:’, ‘Bb Cl:’, Cc Cl:’ and Dd Cl:’

108 ½ in. (276 cm.) high; 185 in. (470 cm.) wide; 18 in. (46 cm.) deep

Adresse de l'enchère CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
Royaume-Uni
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07.11.2020 – 11.11.2020
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