A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED PADOUK BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1765

A GEORGE III ORMOLU-MOUNTED PADOUK BOOKCASE
CIRCA 1765
Of breakfront outline, the stop-fluted cornice above beveled glazed panel doors flanked by ribbon-tied husks, above a central cupboard now fitted with two later adjustable slides, inscribed '6854' twice to the reverse, unexplained patched repairs adjacent to the locks to each of the glazed doors indicating a possible change to the glazing bars
95 ½ in. (243 cm.) high, 71 in. (183 cm.) wide, 20 in. (51 cm.) deep

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Pre-Lot Text
THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION