Y A REGENCY ROSEWOOD AND BRASS MOUNTED BREAKFRONT LIBRARY BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1815

Y A REGENCY ROSEWOOD AND BRASS MOUNTED BREAKFRONT LIBRARY BOOKCASEATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, CIRCA 1815The lower panel cupboard doors each opening to four mahogany veneered drawers, the rear of the drawers inscribed in pencil in an early 19th century hand275cm high, 263cm wide, 57cm deepProvenance: Christie's, London, Thomas Hope and the Neoclassical Vision and the Collector of Collections, 24th April 2008, Lot 188 (£31,700). Related bookcases were supplied by Gillows of Lancaster for the library at Tatton Park, near Knutsford, Cheshire. Many parallel can be drawn between the bookcase at Tatton Park and the example shown here, including the brass grille doors and the overall proportions and style. For images of the library at Tatton Park illustrating the bookcases, see Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London 1730-1840, Volume I, Antique Collectors' Club, 2008, page 377 & 375, plates 443 & 444.Condition Report: This is not a complete condition report.Condition Report Disclaimer