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A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY AND BOOK-SPINE MOUNTED LIBRARY CABINET
Lot 437

A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY AND BOOK-SPINE MOUNTED LIBRARY CABINET

ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

Closed8 June 2010

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GBP 5,250

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A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY AND BOOK-SPINE MOUNTED LIBRARY CABINET
ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS, SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The rectangular top with inset tooled green leather, the base panelled to all four sides with shelves of simulated books, one long-side hinged to enclose a single shelf
31½ in. (80 cm.) high; 21 in. (53 cm.) wide; 16 in. (40.5 cm.) deep

Specialist note

A related bookstand is illustrated in Susan E. Stuart, Gillows of Lancaster and London, 2008, vol. I, p. 382, pl. 456 & 457.