A George III mahogany, satinwood, kingwood and tulipwood breakfront bookcase Circa 1785
A George III mahogany, satinwood, kingwood and tulipwood breakfront bookcase
Circa 1785With ebonised line-inlay and stringing, the ogee moulded cornice above a triple tablet inlaid frieze, over a large central bay comprising a pair of astragal glazed panelled doors, enclosing four adjustable shelves, with one long slide below, above a pair of doors each inlaid with a central oval within a quarter veneered tablet, enclosing one adjustable shelf, flanked to each end by a smaller bay comprising an astragal glazed panelled door, enclosing four adjustable shelves, over a slide, with a conforming oval and tablet inlaid door below, enclosing one adjustable shelf, on a plinth base, 276cm wide x 54cm deep x 261cm high, (108 1/2in wide x 21in deep x 102 1/2in high)
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A George III mahogany, satinwood, kingwood and tulipwood breakfront bookcase
Circa 1785With ebonised line-inlay and stringing, the ogee moulded cornice above a triple tablet inlaid frieze, over a large central bay comprising a pair of astragal glazed panelled doors, enclosing four adjustable shelves, with one long slide below, above a pair of doors each inlaid with a central oval within a quarter veneered tablet, enclosing one adjustable shelf, flanked to each end by a smaller bay comprising an astragal glazed panelled door, enclosing four adjustable shelves, over a slide, with a conforming oval and tablet inlaid door below, enclosing one adjustable shelf, on a plinth base, 276cm wide x 54cm deep x 261cm high, (108 1/2in wide x 21in deep x 102 1/2in high)