Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
Spetchley - Property from the Berkeley Collection
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC FOLIO CABINET, CIRCA 1825, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS
Auction Closed
December 11, 04:05 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A GEORGE IV MAHOGANY METAMORPHIC FOLIO CABINET, CIRCA 1825, ATTRIBUTED TO GILLOWS
the sliding triple-ratcheted bi-folding leather-inset top with removable book stops above a pair of glazed doors with four adjustable shelves, the moulded plinth with concealed brass castors
84cm. high, 107cm. wide, 72.5cm. deep; 2ft. 9in., 3ft. 6in., 2ft. 4½in.
Inventory, 1893, 'A mahogany portfolio cabinet' in the Inner Hall;
Inventory, 1949, 'A mahogany portfolio cabinet, fitted two glazed doors, 3’6” wide' in the Front Hall
For two almost identical versions see an example stamped Gillows, which was sold Sotheby's London, 17 June 1983, lot 13 and another sold Sotheby's New York, 14 April 2018, lot 316.