Summary:

• Item: Tudor style oak bookcase
• Circa: 1940
• Period: Mid 20th Century
• Provenance: England, UK
• Wood: Solid Oak
• Width: 3ft
• In the style of early 17th Century / Tudor period
• Null carved frieze
• Open two shelf design
• Closed cupboard section below
• Original working door closures and knobs
• Lozenge carved inset door panels
• Block moulded plinth base
• Fantastic original mellow colour & patination
• Original condition
• Excellent solid quality
• Free delivery to England, Wales & southern Scotland*
• Free 14-day UK returns policy

Description:

Here is a good quality English Tudor style oak bookcase, with an open design, comprising two shelves and a two-door cupboard base, circa 1940, featuring decorative 17^th style Tudor carvings, in excellent original condition.  Incorporating a single plank oak top, the Tudor style oak bookcase is decorated with a null-carved frieze, above two open shelves (the shelf heights are fixed but the central shelf can be removed if required).  A bank of three carved inset panels featuring Tudor roses and lozenge shaped etchings, comprise two hinged cupboard doors, with a central fixed panel, ideal for storing paperwork or other objects.  The doors retain the original decorative hinges and knobs, with door closure latches.  The Tudor style oak bookcase stands on its original block moulded feet.

This Tudor style oak bookshelf boasts a lovely period oak colour.  The oak bookcase has been cleaned and wax 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 17^th century style bookcase would look superb in a variety of rooms, especially the office, library or living room.  It would certainly grace any home and is a great investment, as it is extremely functional.

Condition Report:

Here is a good quality English Tudor style oak bookcase, with an open design, comprising two shelves and a two-door cupboard base, circa 1940, featuring decorative 17^th style Tudor carvings, in excellent original condition.  Nominal old use marks to the leading edges, but nothing significant, considering the age of the item.  This Tudor style oak bookshelf boasts a lovely period oak colour.  The oak bookcase has been cleaned and wax 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.  All parts are intact, with no missing sections are carvings. The cupboard section below retains its original hinges, door knobs and latches. The Tudor style oak bookcase stands on its original block feet and retains its original backboards.  The item is solid in joint and ready to use.

Dimensions:

External Height = 92cm / 36¼” / 3ft
External Width = 93cm / 36⅝” / 3ft 0⅝”
External Depth = 30cm / 11⅞” / 1ft
Top Shelf Height = 25cm / 9⅞”
Top Shelf Width = 85cm / 33½” / 2ft 9½”
Top Shelf Depth = 22cm / 8⅝”
Bottom Shelf Height = 23cm / 9”
Bottom Shelf Width = 85cm / 33½” / 2ft 9½”
Bottom Shelf Depth = 22.4cm / 9”

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