Stanley, Henry Morton--Library Bookcase

the upper section with a pair of astragal glazed doors enclosing four adjustable shelves, the lower section with a pair of glazed cupboard doors enclosing a single adjustable shelf, possibly originally with panelled doors to lower section, 244cm. high by 148cm. wide by 22cm. deep

Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904); thence by descent, until offered at Christie’s London, 'The Africa Sale, including the Henry Morton Stanley Collection', 24 September 2002, lot 202

Overall in good condition with minor old marks and scratches consistent with age and use. The lower section with a small repaired break to the moulding on the right hand side of the top. Lacking keys.
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This bookcase, and the following were acquired by Stanley in the 1890s to accommodate his growing country house library.