Lot 39

GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND FRUITWOOD BIBLE BOX AND 2 VOL. PRIESTLEY'S BIBLE
DATED 1793





Auction: Day One | Wed 12th Nov at 10am | Lots 1 to 338
Description
the hinged easel top with carrying handles and inlaid with a central fan medallion and leaf sprig, the initials "E G", and the date 1793; with a drawer below, containing the original 2 vol. Priestley's Bible published from 1791 onwards, one vol. inscribed “Eliz Gibbs/ Wood Street Cheapside/ His Bible 1793”
Dimensions
overall 36cm wide, 22cm high, 48cm long
Provenance
Purchased Park Lane Antique Fair, October 1991, W.R. Harvey & Co. (Antiques) Ltd.
Bernard Kelly Collection
Footnote
"Mr. Gibbs Wood-street" is listed in the appendix printed list of subscribers




