Carved Oak Bookcase C.1880

Name: Carved Oak Bookcase C.1880
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA925616
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Collinge Antiques

Description

Late 19th.c. oak bookcase c.1880. Glazed two door top fitted with three adjustable shelves (depth 8¼") over a deeper cupboard base with a single shelf inside (internal depth 16") and two drawers in the waist. Just 77" tall, a little shorter than many we see. Ogee and dental moulded cornice, attractive carved detail above the glazing to the doors which also feature reeded pilasters with acanthus detail top and bottom. Crisply carved drawer fronts with large brass handles, flanked with acanthus corbels. Raised mouldings to the door panels, cushion mouldings to the pilasters. Raised on a moulded and inverse breakfronted plinth. Lovely golden coloured oak quarter sawn to show off a good pattern of medullary rays. Solid oak sides and drawer linings. Excellent condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops. Key supplied for the lower cupboard doors.

Dimensions: Width 48½" Height 77" Depth 21".

Physical Dimensions

Height

196cm (77.17")

Width

124cm (48.82")

Depth

53cm (20.87")

Declaration

Collinge Antiques has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA925616

Dealers Internal Reference

36039

Dealers Notes

Please contact us for more images, delivery and international shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. Open 7 days a week. 01492 580022.

Description

Late 19th.c. oak bookcase c.1880.

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Glazed two door top fitted with three adjustable shelves (depth 8¼") over a deeper cupboard base with a single shelf inside (internal depth 16") and two drawers in the waist.

Collinge Antiques

Just 77" tall, a little shorter than many we see. Ogee and dental moulded cornice, attractive carved detail above the glazing to the doors which also feature reeded pilasters with acanthus detail top and bottom. Crisply carved drawer fronts with large brass handles, flanked with acanthus corbels. Raised mouldings to the door panels, cushion mouldings to the pilasters. Raised on a moulded and inverse breakfronted plinth. Lovely golden coloured oak quarter sawn to show off a good pattern of medullary rays. Solid oak sides and drawer linings. Excellent condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops. Key supplied for the lower cupboard doors.

Dimensions: Width 48½" Height 77" Depth 21".