Lot 138
  • 138

A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD BOOKCASE CABINET CIRCA 1835

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

the blue silk-lined glazed doors opening to adjustable shelves, the cabinet doors opening to shelves. 

Catalogue Note

A design by T. King for related bookcase cabinet is found in The Modern Style of Cabinet Work Exemplified, 1835, with similar pediments surmounted by palmettes; see E. Joy,  Pictorial Dictionary of British 19th Century Furniture Design, 1984, rev. ed., p. 90.