An Italian Grain-Painted Bookcase Cabinet
An Italian Grain-Painted Bookcase Cabinet
Early 19th Century
Height 81 x width 43 1/4 x depth 17 1/4 inches.
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The bookcase is early 19th century or circa 1800; the painted decoration is later, probably merely 'enhanced' in the 20th century, or possible re-painted entirely. The paint of the interior shelves with wear and slight moisture damage; the wire grille slightly bent but intact and attractive.
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An Italian Grain-Painted Bookcase Cabinet
Early 19th Century
Height 81 x width 43 1/4 x depth 17 1/4 inches.
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The bookcase is early 19th century or circa 1800; the painted decoration is later, probably merely 'enhanced' in the 20th century, or possible re-painted entirely. The paint of the interior shelves with wear and slight moisture damage; the wire grille slightly bent but intact and attractive.
