清十八 / 十九世紀 花梨配木書架

of rectangular shape, the square-section members of the frame supporting three softwood shelves, each outlined by a fretwork gallery, the middle shelf above a pair of short drawers, the square section legs joined by humpback stretchers with openwork shaped spandrels

The bookcase is in overall good condition. There has been some general consolidation of the joinery and one of the back legs has a filled repair to some splitting. The shelves are all of softwood, most likely elm and the surface has been stained and appears to have been varnished with shellac.
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