A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE IV MAHOGANY WATERFALL OPEN BOOKCASES
Lot 290

A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE IV MAHOGANY WATERFALL OPEN BOOKCASES

BY GILLINGTONS, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1820-30

Closed19 September 2019

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GBP 8,750

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A PAIR OF IRISH GEORGE IV MAHOGANY WATERFALL OPEN BOOKCASES
BY GILLINGTONS, DUBLIN, CIRCA 1820-30
Each with five graduated open shelves surmounted by a central projecting corbel, on fluted feet, each stamped 'GILLINGTONS 4901', handles replaced, the projecting corbel probably added, possibly at the time of making
63 in. (160 cm.) high; 52 in. (132 cm.) wide; 17 in. (43 cm.) deep

Probably Rockingham House; Adams, Dublin, 6 October 2001, lot 407.

Specialist note

The Dublin firm of George and Samuel Gillington specialized in high-quality fashionable Regency furniture and is recorded from 1815 to 1838. Their warehouses were mostly in Abbey Street.