Exceptional George III Inlaid Mahogany Breakfront
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Exceptional George III Mahogany and Satinwood-Inlaid Library Bookcase/Breakfront
fourth quarter 18th century, with a complex dentillated and satinwood banded cornice above an inlaid frieze with a central musical trophy, each of the three sections with a glazed door and reeded Gothic mullions terminating in carved plumes, the interior sliding shelves with an inlaid leading edge, the base with a central double-door cabinet opening to an interior fitted with a shelf, each of the two flanking side cabinets fitted with drawers.
h. 104", w. 116", d. 31"
Literature: This bookcase relates closely to examples illustrated in Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director.
fourth quarter 18th century, with a complex dentillated and satinwood banded cornice above an inlaid frieze with a central musical trophy, each of the three sections with a glazed door and reeded Gothic mullions terminating in carved plumes, the interior sliding shelves with an inlaid leading edge, the base with a central double-door cabinet opening to an interior fitted with a shelf, each of the two flanking side cabinets fitted with drawers.
h. 104", w. 116", d. 31"
Literature: This bookcase relates closely to examples illustrated in Thomas Chippendale's The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director.
Dimensions
104 x 116 x 31 in
Buyer's Premium
- 25%
Exceptional George III Inlaid Mahogany Breakfront
Estimate $10,000 - $15,000
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