Royal and Noble
Royal and Noble
Property from a Private Collection
A GEORGE II OAK BOOKCASE OF ARCHITECTURAL FORM, PRINCIPALLY 18TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
January 21, 06:17 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection
A GEORGE II OAK BOOKCASE OF ARCHITECTURAL FORM, PRINCIPALLY 18TH CENTURY
the central glazed section between Corinthian pilasters and a pair of cupboards with conforming fielded panel doors the angle panels of each door later carved with foliate motifs, alterations
243cm. high, 346cm. wide, 43cm. deep; 7ft. 11¾in., 11ft. 4¼in., 1ft. 5in.
Acquired by Peter Wilson (1913–1984) before 1979 and lent to Leeds Castle by that date
Victor Chinnery, Oak Furniture, The British Tradition, Woodbridge (revised edition), 2016, p.343. Chinnery dates the present piece to circa 1750 and writes 'In the eighteenth century, large bookcases in heavy architecural styles were fashionable accessories in the country house, though oak examples are not common in fully-fledged form'.
Leeds Castle, Kent
This extraordinary bookcase appears to have been a part of an overall decorative scheme and may well have been integral to an 18th century oak panelled room. For comparison with another smaller with similar pilasters, see Sotheby's London, The Age of Oak and Walnut, 28 September 2004, lot 88.