A pair of George III style polychrome-painted and parcel-gilt satinwood bookcases, after the originals attributed to George Brookshaw
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December 15, 12:21 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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A pair of George III style polychrome-painted and parcel-gilt satinwood bookcases, after the originals attributed to George Brookshaw
each demi-lune crest painted with Adam-style fan detail, above a set of adjustable bookshelves enclosed by glazed panel doors and flanked by floral panels, the lower section with a frieze decorated with medallions of countryside vistas and floral branches, above a central door painted with an oval scene of Cupid after Angelica Kauffmann and enclosing a shelf, flanked by two narrow doors also enclosing one shelf, on turned feet
221cm. high, 123.cm wide, 44cm. deep; 7ft. 3in., 4ft.½in., 1ft. 5⅜in.
These bookcases or display cabinets were commissioned by Lord and Lady Rothermere for Daylesford, Gloucestershire through Kenneth Neame to match the original pair originally supplied to Colonel Sir Mark Wood of Piercefield Park, Monmouthshire. The original pair were sold by Kenneth Neame, Christie's London, 13 June 2018, lot 101 (£380,750). They are a remarkable copy of the originals and the painting was executed by Jaime Manrique-Palacin.
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