A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT LIBRARY BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1780

A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT LIBRARY BOOKCASEIN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1780260cm high (including cornice), 266cm wide, 58cm deepFor a related design of bookcase, see Chippendale: Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, Third Edition [1762], Tiranti's Reprint, plate No XCF, 'Library Bookcase'.A bookcase of similar form was held in the Norman Adams collection, see Christopher Claxton Stevens and Stewart Whittington, 18th Century English Furniture, The Norman Adams Collection, Antique Collectors' Club, 1983, page 190. Condition Report: Marks, scratches, chips, splits, abrasions to the bookcase and shelves commensurate with age and use.Some minor repairs to veneers including a triangular patch to the hinge of one door; cracks and knocks to veneer on the top ledge of the base.The sides with some cracks along the grain of the timber.Some evidence of old worm including to the pine back structure of the cornice.The interior of the central doors relined with later timber; patch repairs to the brass sliding catch areas on the left central door.The keyholes have small marks around them suggesting that there might previously have been escutcheons. That said many of these comments on condition are only apparent on close up inspection.Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition Condition Report Disclaimer