Live Auction 6716Christie's Interiors Style & Spirit
A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD PEDESTAL BOOKCASE
Lot 85

A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD PEDESTAL BOOKCASE

BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1830

Closed5 July 2011

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GBP 6,875

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A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD PEDESTAL BOOKCASE
BY GILLOWS, CIRCA 1830
With a ratchetted leather top and sliding shelves, the sides covered with book spines
33 in. (84 cm.) high; 20 in. (51 cm.) wide; 16 in. (41 cm.) deep

Specialist note

A comparable example supplied by Gillows of Lancaster is illustrated in their Estimate Sketch books, folio 3813. This is dated 1st April 1831 and veneered in bird's eye maple with similar beaded moulding and gadrooned edge to the top.