Lot 121
GEORGE III MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT LIBRARY BOOKCASE, AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS SHERATON
LATE 18TH CENTURY
Fine Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: 2 May 2018 at 11:00 BST
£11,250
Description
the moulded cornice and tassel moulded frieze above a pair of astragal glazed doors carved with water leaf details and opening to shelves, flanked by single astragal glazed doors and shelves; the conforming base with a pair of moulded panel doors opening to drawers, the top drawer previously fitted for writing, flanked by corresponding moulded doors opening to shelves and drawers, on a narrow plinth base
Dimensions
315cm long, 260cm high, 63cm deep
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, Lancashire
Note:
The designs for the astragal moulding on the doors of the present bookcase are taken directly from Thomas Sheraton's Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing Book, 1791.