Oliver Cornish
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Lot 92TP
A Regency mahogany breakfront bookcase Circa 1820, retailed by Abraham Solomon, possibly made by Gillows
5 July 2024, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,864 inc. premium
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A Regency mahogany breakfront bookcase
Circa 1820, retailed by Abraham Solomon, possibly made by Gillows
The ogee moulded and ribbed cornice above a large central bay comprised of a pair of pointed arched astragal glazed panelled doors, enclosing four long adjustable shelves, flanked by two smaller end doors with conforming astragal glazed panelling, enclosing eight short adjustable shelves, interspersed by four panelled pilaster angles, over a breakfront base comprised of a central pair of re-entrant panel moulded doors, enclosing three long slides applied with various early 19th century inscribed paper labels, flanked by eight graduated drawers, stamped three times: 'A. SOLOMON, 59 GREAT QUEEN ST.' 282cm wide x 49cm deep x 260cm high, (111in wide x 19in deep x 102in high)
The ogee moulded and ribbed cornice above a large central bay comprised of a pair of pointed arched astragal glazed panelled doors, enclosing four long adjustable shelves, flanked by two smaller end doors with conforming astragal glazed panelling, enclosing eight short adjustable shelves, interspersed by four panelled pilaster angles, over a breakfront base comprised of a central pair of re-entrant panel moulded doors, enclosing three long slides applied with various early 19th century inscribed paper labels, flanked by eight graduated drawers, stamped three times: 'A. SOLOMON, 59 GREAT QUEEN ST.' 282cm wide x 49cm deep x 260cm high, (111in wide x 19in deep x 102in high)
Footnotes
Abraham Solomon is recorded in 1839 as a furniture broker whose firm was located at 59 Great Queen Street, London, which is the same address as features on the stamps to the present lot, The Dictionary of English Furniture Makers, 1660-1840, ed. by G. Beard and C. Gilbert, 1986, p. 838. Evidently there are a number of late Georgian pieces which bear this same stamp, although it is unclear exactly how many. It is also not known for how long the business operated in this capacity. It seems probable that such items thus marked were effectively sold by Solomon as fairly recent second hand furniture at that time.