LARGE GEORGE III STRIPPED PINE BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
MID 18TH CENTURY
£17,010
Auction: Day One: 22 February 2023 | From 10am
Description
of shallow profile, the broken arch pediment above a fluted frieze carved with foliate scrolls and ivy, over four doors with ribbon-tied swags and husk garlands carved astragals flanked and divided by acanthus capped pilasters carved with bellflower trails, all enclosing adjustable shelves; the breakfront base with four double-panel moulded doors carved with ribbon-tied oval laurel wreaths, on a conforming plinth base
Dimensions
341cm wide, 312cm high, 50cm deep
Provenance
Provenance: Newton Don, Kelso; Harrietfield, Kelso; and thence by descent