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A Country House library bookcase, early 19th cent

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A Country House library bookcase, early 19th century, mahogany, satinwood and marquetry, the ball moulded stepped cornice and scrolling leaf marquetry inlaid frieze over four rectangular glazed cabinet doors with outer chequered ebony stringing and double arched glazing bars opening to reveal adjustable shelves, the centre section with deep double conch shell inlaid secretaire drawer front opening to reveal an arrangement of four short graduated centre drawers flanked by five pigeonholes over a long shallow drawer and long narrow pigeonhole with a single oval panel cabinet door to each end, the secretaire drawer over two urn and swag inlaid cabinet doors revealing two pull-out trays flanked by a crossbanded and marquetry inlaid cabinet door to each end depicting the arts, opening to reveal an arrangement of five graduated, mahogany fronted drawers fitted with brass rectangular swing handles with hexagonal discs, raised on four short square tapering front Adam inspired feet, 255cm wide, 260cm high to the centre, 60cm deep to the centre Provenance listed in the catalogue of the Riccall Hall sale, Yorkshire, lot number 686, the sale by order of the executers of the late Lord Danesfort, K. C., J. P., the sale, a three day sale, September 24th, 25th and 26th 1935, auctioneers Richardson and Trotter, York, the bookcase has a chalk inscription to the back 'From Riccall Hall, September 28th 1935', Lord Danesfort formally John George Butcher, Barron Danesfort (1853-1935), Lord Danesfort was captured by 'Spy, characterturist and portrait painter for Vanity Fair Sir Lesley Ward (1851-1922), a published watercolour in Vanity Fair, November 1901 of John George Butcher, Barron Danesfort, he was later noted in 1934 as a champion of the Southern Irish loyalist along with Lord William John Arthur Charles James Cavendish and Lord Edward Henry Carlson. The bookcase design draws influence from Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Adam and is most probably Irish from the first quarter of the 19th century.

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