A George II Burr Walnut Bookcase Cabinet, Circa 1745
Auction Closed
January 31, 05:43 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
A George II Burr Walnut Bookcase Cabinet, Circa 1745
originally with panelled doors, the back with old depository label inscribed Lady Cunliffe (?)
height 86 in.; width 47 in.; depth 26 1/2 in.
218.5cm; 119.5 cm; 67.5 cm
Possibly Walter, Lord Cunliffe of Headley
Sotheby's London, 18 March 1966, lot 88
With Jeremy Ltd., London
Sotheby's New York, 16 April 2005, lot 96
Sotheby's London, 18 March 1966, lot 88
With Jeremy Ltd., London
Sotheby's New York, 16 April 2005, lot 96
The Connoisseur, May 1967, pp. 12-13
The Connoisseur, October 1967, 'British Fortnight in Dallas, Texas to see finest English antique furniture from London', pp. 105-107, fig. I
The Connoisseur, October 1967, 'British Fortnight in Dallas, Texas to see finest English antique furniture from London', pp. 105-107, fig. I
A bureau bookcase with similar carving to the plinth moulding and paw feet is illustrated in M. Jourdain and F. Rose, English Furniture of the Georgian Period (1750-1830), London 1953, p. 113, fig. 95.
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