Lot 49

A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASES

MID-18TH CENTURY, LATER EMBELLISHED AND ADAPTED IN THE LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Closed20 November 2009

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GBP 43,250

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A PAIR OF GEORGE II MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASES
MID-18TH CENTURY, LATER EMBELLISHED AND ADAPTED IN THE LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Each cornice centred with a coat-of-arms, above a pair of glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, with two panelled doors and plinth base below, probably originally fitted bookcases and adapted, the reverse of one a label 'E.R.II, Buckingham Palace, L.C.D.' inscribed in ink 'Prince Michael', with a further Kent family ownership label, both bookcases with a printed paper label 'A.D.C. 187', minor differences in depth
110 in. (279.5 cm.) high; 52¾ in. (134 cm.) wide; 15¾ in. (40 cm.) deep and 16¾ in. (42.5 cm.) deep (2)

Specialist note

The arms are either those of Hawkins, County of Gloucester and Sherington, or Richard Harokins, Sherington in the County of Hereford.
The storage label was applied by the Lord Chamberlain's Department, when the bookcases were stored at Buckingham Palace.