SHAPLAND & PETTER, BARNSTAPLE
OAK BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1900
£900
Auction: 13 November 2013 at 11:00 GMT
Description
the projecting cornice above a copper embossed frieze with the inscription VITA SINE LITTERIS MORS EST, above open shelves surrounding a single glazed door with pierced foliate copper grille, the closely matched associated base with two drawers, open shelf and single panelled door, bracket feet
Dimensions
135cm wide, 225cm high, 49cm deep
Footnote
Literature: Bennett, Daryl 'Shapland & Petter Ltd. of Barnstaple: Arts & Crafts Furniture', pub. Devon 2005, p. 80, fig 5.25 for bookcase with similar characteristics.