Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 9th January 2019

Lot 523

A Regency mahogany breakfront bookcase

Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £4000

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Description

A Regency mahogany breakfront bookcase, inlaid with ebonised decoration, the detachable moulded cornice above a pair of reeded astragal glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, flanked by a pair of Gillows style tablet panels and conforming single cupboards, the base fitted with an arrangement of five drawers, 240cm high, 200cm wide, 49cm deep.

Provenance:

Purchased from Lewis & Lloyd Antiques, Olympia Fine Arts Fair, 2005.

The Collection of Sir Jeremy Lever.