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Artist or Maker: CIRCA 1780

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Description: CIRCA 1780
Crossbanded overall in tulipwood, with dentilled cornice above a pair of Gothic-glazed doors enclosing a green silk-lined interior with two columns for glass shelves flanked on each side by a conforming glazed door, the lower section with a pair of oval pleated silk-panelled doors flanked on each side by a conforming door, on a plinth base, lacking shelves
92 1/2 in. (235 cm.) high; 88 in. (224 cm.) wide; 17 in. (44 cm.) deep

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Notes: THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
(LOTS 120-122)

The bookcase combines Gothic and classical elements in the elegant George III fashion introduced around 1780. The commode doors' Roman medallions, the arcaded cornice and the ribboned glazing with pointed arches all feature in Messrs A. Hepplewhite & Co.'s The Cabinet-Maker and Upholster's Guide, 1788.
A related satinwood bookcase with Gothic glazed doors and panelled doors was sold anonymously, Christie's, London, 10 July 2003, lot 110. It was en suite with a set of open armchairs (lot 110 in the same sale) and they were both commissioned circa 1800 for the vendor's family.

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