Lot 344W
A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE Circa 1790
Amended
22 September 2019, 13:00 AEST
Sydney, WoollahraSold for AU$39,040 inc. premium
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A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
Circa 1790
Surmounted by a broken arch pediment and urn, above four glazed doors with four panelled doors below, upper part fitted shelves and pigeon holes, slope fall front and four long drawers under, once in the library of Barford, from 1954, then in the dining room of Fairwater, 220cm wide, 42.5cm deep, 245cm high (86 1/2in wide, 16 1/2in deep, 96in high).
Surmounted by a broken arch pediment and urn, above four glazed doors with four panelled doors below, upper part fitted shelves and pigeon holes, slope fall front and four long drawers under, once in the library of Barford, from 1954, then in the dining room of Fairwater, 220cm wide, 42.5cm deep, 245cm high (86 1/2in wide, 16 1/2in deep, 96in high).
Footnotes
PROVENANCE
Sir Keith and Lady Murdoch, Melbourne
Catalogue of the Keith Murdoch Collection of Antiques, Joshua McClelland with Yeo Crosthwaite & Co, 39 Albany Road Toorak, 11 - 13 March 1953, lot 61
Saleroom notices
Please note this bookcase is not photographed on it's stepped platform base. However, it is available to view with its base at the preview exhibition.