Lot 135
GEORGE II STYLE MAHOGANY BOOKCASE CABINET
CIRCA 1900
Auction: 5 March 2014 at 11:00 GMT
Description
in two parts, the projecting cornice with dentil and dart moulding above a pair of astragal glazed doors opening to shelves and flanked by blind fret carved canted angles; the lower part with two further astragal glazed doors opening to shelves and flanked by similarly carved blind fret angles, raised on ogee bracket feet; the base bearing a brass plaque inscribed 'USED BY/ DOUGLAS HAIG / 1911-1928
Dimensions
122cm wide, 223cm high, 50cm deep
Footnote
Note: Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig of Bemersyde, (19 June 1861 - 29 January 1928) was a British senior officer during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the war. Haig was born in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, not an aristocrat by birth, his father being in the whisky trade. By the time of his death, he was extremely popular, and his funeral became a day of national mourning. Haig and his military tactics have however been subject to criticism in more recent years, due to the high amounts of casualties during his command. These gained him the nickname of 'Butcher of the Somme' and make him one of the most controversial figures in British war history.