William IV Oak Breakfront Bookcase

An impressive 19th Century William IV four door breakfront bookcase or bookcase cabinet. Rare to find such a large bookcase in golden quarter-sawn oak with attractive ‘tiger grain’ or medullary rays, it has a square cornered moulded cornice above four glazed doors with rounded mouldings and enclosing four adjustable shelves to each section, the stepped out base with four fielded panel doors opening to reveal shelves and two drawers and all raised on a conforming plinth base.

In good condition and able to store a 13.8m / 45ft 3in run of books, sides also feature what would have been more expensive quarter sawn oak, some wear to the edges of the top of the base and old shrinkage lines to the back of the sides, it comes with keys for the locks.

The overall dimensions at the largest points are approximately

Width - 7ft 4in / 88in (223.5cm)

Depth - 23 5/8in (60cm)

Height - 96 ½in (245cm)

The internal cabinet dimensions are:

Shelves (upper sides) - 18 ½in wide x 9 7/8in deep (47cm wide x 25cm deep)

Shelves (upper centre) - 40 5/8in wide x 13 1/4in deep (103.3cm wide x 33.5cm deep)

This bookcase divides into 5 sections for moving and the parts should be screwed together on assembly.

Ref: 0662

When buying it is important appreciate antiques have long histories of daily use and as such, over time they gain minor scratches, marks, knocks, shrinkage splits, signs of old woodworm, lifts and losses to veneer, which combine with care and years of polishing to create an individual character and patina. We describe the main flaws and those that fall outside of this bracket but cannot describe each marks separately and therefore suggest you do take the time to request extra photos. We do offer a 14 day money back guarantee if you are unhappy with your purchase but cannot refund the return shipping cost. If you are not sure please do not buy without clarifying or take the view that the only way to have it as near to new as possible is to have it fully and comprehensively restored.

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