A GEORGE II MAHOGANY LIBRARY BOOKCASE CABINET, CIRCA 1750

Property from the Estate of Andrew Hartnagle
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY LIBRARY BOOKCASE CABINET, CIRCA 1750

stamped James Winter & Sons, 151-153 Wardour St., Soho, London; the waist and slide on the lower section later added, losses and replacements to pediment mouldings
height 103 ¾ in.; width 80 ½ in.; depth 22 ¼ in.
263.5 cm; 204.5 cm; 26.5 cm

Condition Report:
Typical scattered scuffs, marks, nicks, minor losses and indentations to surface consistent with age and use, more paticularly on plinth base. Replacements to veneers at back lower corners of upper and lower sections. Some age splits, primarily on sides, central slide, central lower cupboard drawer lining and proper left door panel of central lower cupboard. Upper cabinet section with re-fitted interior and replaced back panels, now lined with fabric and wired with LED lights (not tested). Upper interior side of each glazed door with a row of small unfilled holes above the glazing bars, possibly formerly but not originally hung with fabric. Two of the later glass panes with cracks. Pediment cornice with eight dentils, one length of moulding and one acorn finial detached but present. Two keys.

Provenance:
The Honorable C. Douglas Dillon, New York

Sotheby's New York, 22 January 1994, lot 216