Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 11th January 2017

Lot 69

A large pine bookcase

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500 | Hammer £1300

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Description

A large pine bookcase, with a detachable breakfront cornice with an egg and dart and dentil moulding above a fluted frieze and flanked by flowerhead paterae, with acanthus carved corbels, with a mirrored back and twelve adjustable shelves, the base with three cupboards, each with a shelf, 18th century elements and later, 274.6cm high, 247.4cm wide, 52cm deep.

Provenance:

Purchased from Crowther's,West End Road, London

From the collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.