A Pair of George IV style brass-mounted part-ebonized mahogany bookcases

each with two pairs of cupboard doors opening to a shelved interior.

Overall fair restored condition; the cases slightly warped due to being dismantled; in need of further restoration; otherwise very attractive and large; the first with a crack to a glass pane to the right door of the left set of doors; age cracks to the central upright; bottom left corner of frame to upper section beneath the far left door with small cracks and split to the wood; the lower section with scratches to varnish to top around bases of pilasters; stress tears and age cracks to the far left side of top beneath the far left pilaster of the upper section; far left cupboard door with an age crack; slight warpage to the cupboard doors; the brass moldings to the doors loose in places; far left cupboard door sticks; the plinth with scuffs and scratches to the finish and wood especially to the corners. The other with a break to the far right tip of the cresting, the piece loose but present; small repairs to cresting; inpainted cracks to frame above the top left corner of far left glazed door; small cracks to glass panes of the far left glazed doors; warpage to the turned columns; lifting and losses to glazing bars of far left glazed door; losses to the glazing bars of the right pair of glazed doors; age cracks to the frame; the lower section with loss to the brass molding of one of right door of the left pair of doors; cracks to the frame especially around the left cupboard door; central turned column lacking foot; age cracks to left cupboard door of right pair.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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