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Arts & Crafts Open Front Slope-shelf Fireside Book Trough
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Arts & Crafts Open Front Slope-shelf Fireside Book Trough

19th century
For Sale by Elmgarden
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Arts & Crafts Open Front Slope-Shelf Fireside Book Trough

This is a delightful little piece it has 2 open trough shelves it is in good attractive condition and would work very well in your Living room by the fire or by your bed

The Bookcase is 13” wide, 23” high and it is 11” deep

To get an accurate delivery quote please send us your location.

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Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Oak Fireside Book Trough to the 1890s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
57cm (22.44")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
27cm (10.63")
Reference Numbers
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SA1206153
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DW95
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Arts & Crafts Open Front Slope-Shelf Fireside Book Trough
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This is a delightful little piece it has 2 open trough shelves it is in good attractive condition and would work very well in your Living room by the fire or by your bed.
Elmgarden

The Bookcase is 13” wide, 23” high and it is 11” deep

To get an accurate delivery quote please send us your location.

DW95

Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Oak Fireside Book Trough to the 1890s.

Height
57cm (22.44")
Width
33cm (12.99")
Depth
27cm (10.63")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1206153
Dealers Internal Ref
DW95
Elmgarden
Elmgarden
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2010

A family run business since 1980, now on line world wide.

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A solid oak Arts and Crafts two-tier book trough featuring sloped shelves and shaped side panels.
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Archive I A solid oak Arts and Crafts two-tier book trough featuring sloped shelves and shaped side panels.

Arts & Crafts Open Front Slope-shelf Fireside Book Trough

Archive II A solid oak Arts and Crafts two-tier book trough featuring sloped shelves and shaped side panels. View II
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Archive V A solid oak Arts and Crafts two-tier book trough featuring sloped shelves and shaped side panels. View V
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A solid oak Arts and Crafts two-tier book trough featuring sloped shelves and shaped side panels.
Arts & Crafts Open Front Slope-Shelf Fireside Book Trough
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A solid oak Arts and Crafts two-tier book trough featuring sloped shelves and shaped side panels.
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  • ObjectBook Troughs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleArts & Crafts
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsSloped shelves, Shaped side panels, Quarter-sawn oak grain, Bracket feet
  • SizeH 57 cm (22 in) x W 33 cm (13 in) x D 27 cm (11 in)

This Arts and Crafts open front slope-shelf fireside book trough dates from 1890 and is fashioned from solid oak with a warm brown finish. The piece exhibits a distinct quarter-sawn timber grain across its surfaces, high shaped side panels terminating in bracket feet, two inclined open shelves, and turned wooden retaining rails along the front. Minor surface wear and scuffs are visible along the lower edges. Measuring 57 cm high, 33 cm wide, and 27 cm deep, this compact furniture item fits conveniently beside an armchair in a living room, near a fireplace alcove, or alongside a bed in a guest bedroom to hold current reading material and paperbacks within arm reach.

FAQs

An Arts and Crafts book trough is an open-fronted, angled storage rack designed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to display and store books upright for easy access by the fireside or on a desk.

These pieces are predominantly crafted from solid timbers such as oak, often showcasing quarter-sawn grain patterns, mortise and tenon joinery, and cut-out decorative side profiles.

Authentic pieces feature honest functional design, visible joinery, solid wood construction, simple geometric shapes, and a lack of applied elaborate ornamentation.

Position the piece in a fireside alcove or beside a armchair, filled with art volumes, journals, or hardcovers to create a functional, textured reading corner.

Dust regularly with a soft, dry microfibre cloth and apply a clear beeswax polish periodically along the wood grain to preserve the timber finish.
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