A GEORGE II MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, English, circa 1750
Height: 6 ft 10¾ in; 210 cm
Width: 4 ft 7½ in; 140.5 cm
Depth: 1 ft 4¾ in; 42.5 cm
Width: 4 ft 7½ in; 140.5 cm
Depth: 1 ft 4¾ in; 42.5 cm
4485241
£10,000 - £50,000
Note: The bookcase has acquired a beautiful mellow colour and patination. The bracket feet are unusual and give an appearance of lightness to the piece. At just over four and...
Note: The bookcase has acquired a beautiful mellow colour and patination. The bracket feet are unusual and give an appearance of lightness to the piece. At just over four and a half feet in width, the bookcase is smaller than usual.
The top section has fixed shelves. Behind the doors in the lower section are four graduated drawers in the centre and four at each side.
Provenance
M. Harris & Sons Ltd., London, England, until 1933;
Private collection, London, England.
