A large late George III mahogany and glazed library bookcase circa 1800, possibly originally forming part of a larger bookcase scheme

with a moulded cornice above a plain frieze, the eight astragal doors above eight glass panel doors, the interior with adjustable shelves, the whole raised on a plinth base, each of the three sections that make up the piece with paper labels to the reverse inscribed in ink The Duke of Devonshire, Bookcase and each with No. 7, No. 8, No. 9

Devonshire House Inventory, 1892, p. 34 in the South Sitting Room;
Devonshire House Inventory, 1908, p. 8
The Duchess of Devonshire, Chatsworth - The House, 2002, p. 103 illustrated in The Chapel Passage

Very good overall condition with some light scratches and marks throughout.
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