Summary:
• Item: Open Bookcase
• Circa: 1880
• Period: Victorian
• Provenance: England, UK
• Wood: Solid Mahogany
• Width: 4ft
• Scribe carved foliate & scroll pediment
• Moulded gallery rail with turned spindles
• Fluted & patera carved frame
• 3 adjustable shelves (with pegs)
• Adjustable wooden shelf bars
• Original block moulded plinth base
• Fantastic colour and patination
• Original condition
• Excellent quality
• Free delivery to England, Wales & southern Scotland*
• Free 14-day UK returns policy
Description:
Here is a fine quality English Victorian solid mahogany carved open bookcase, circa 1880, with good colour and in excellent original condition. Incorporating single plank moulded top, the bookcase boasts a scribe carved foliate & scroll pediment to the rear of the top, secured by a gallery to the sides and front comprising of a moulded rail atop small turned spindles. The frame is further decorated with fluting and patera carvings and a moulded frieze above the open shelving. The bookcase includes three adjustable shelves with scribe moulded fronts. The original wooden bars can be moved up or down to adjust the height of each shelf. The bookcase stands on a block moulded plinth.
This bookcase features a rich mahogany colour having been cleaned and French polished by hand to a professional standard in our workshop. Therefore, the colour and patination are of an excellent standard, along with age and years of care and cleaning it has received.
This item would look superb in a variety of rooms, especially the office or living room. It would certainly grace any home and is a great investment, as it is extremely functional.
Condition Report:
Here is a fine quality English Victorian solid mahogany carved open bookcase, circa 1890, with good colour and in excellent original condition. Nominal old use marks to the leading edges, but nothing significant, considering the age of the item. This bookcase features a rich mahogany colour having been cleaned and French polished by hand to a professional standard in our workshop. All parts are intact, with no missing spindles are carvings. The shelves and adjustable wooden bars are all intact (none are missing). The bookcase stands on its original plinth and retains its original bracket feet and backboards. The item is solid in joint and ready to use.
Dimensions:
External Height = 127.3cm or 50⅛” or 4ft 2⅛”
External Width = 122.7cm or 48⅜” or 4ft ⅜”
External Depth = 34.4cm or 13½” or 1ft 1½”
Shelf Width = 113.6cm or 44¾” or 3ft 8¾”
Shelf Depth = 26cm or 10¼”
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