Live Auction 18844Chieveley House, Berkshire and Five Private Collections
A GEORGE IV BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD REVOLVING BOOKCASE
Lot 84 CHIEVELEY HOUSE, BERKSHIRE: THE PROPERTY OF MR. AND MRS. NICHOLAS STANLEY (LOTS 1 - 99)

A GEORGE IV BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD REVOLVING BOOKCASE

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Closed19 March 2020

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GBP 5,250

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A GEORGE IV BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD REVOLVING BOOKCASE
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The circular green leather-lined top above an octagonal frieze and open shelves flanked by chamfered panels filled with leather book spines, on an octagonal base
32 ¾ in. (83 cm.) high; 24 in. (61.5 cm.) diameter

The Property of the Earl and Countess of Perth; sold Christie's, London, 18 April 1996, lot 42.

Specialist note

A design for a related bookcase is illustrated in R. Ackermann, Repository of Arts, March, 1810, and a further circular model with mounts from 1810 is illustrated in C. Musgrave, Regency Furniture, London, 1961, pl. 77A.