CIRCA 1780

Details

A GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND PADOUK CROSSBANDED BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
CIRCA 1780
With a dentil cornice above four Gothic-glazed doors enclosing green silk-lined interiors with shelves, the base with four oval pleated silk-panelled doors on a plinth base, inscribed 10429
92½ in. (235 cm.) high; 88 in. (224 cm.) wide; 17 in. (44 cm.) deep

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 25 November 2004, lot 122.

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Lot Essay

The bookcase combines Gothic and classical elements in the elegant George III fashion introduced around 1780. The commode doors' Roman medallions, the arcaded cornice and the ribboned glazing with pointed arches all feature in Messrs A. Hepplewhite & Co.'s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholster's Guide, 1788.

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