A pair of George III style architectural painted and parcel-gilt open breakfront bookcases, 19th century

A pair of George III style architectural painted and parcel-gilt open breakfront bookcases, the moulded cornices above an arrangement of corbels and a central arched aperture flanked by open shelves with corbel supports below, 235cm high, 194cm wide, 27cm deep

Provenance:

Possibly supplied to Rt. Hon. Henry Goulburn, who acquired Betchworth House, Surrey, 1816.

By descent to Lord Hamilton of Dalzell.

Acquired directly from Betworth House Surrey.

Condition Report:
Marks, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and use. Wear and various fragments/ chips of loss to painted surface. Generally likely need re-painting. Some minor attention to joints may be required. Some relatively minor evidence of old worm largely to the top surface. Marks and drill holes where shelves have previously been placed in central space. The pediment elements are loose/ detached and require fixing into position. old splits and chips