A Fine pair of Regency Mahogany & Ebonised Two Door Bookcases
The stepped moulded cornices with bronze Patrea mounts, above two long glazed doors, supported by ebonised cluster columns with gilt bronze rings, resting on cabinet bases with bronze mounts and acanthus carved supports, above lions paw feet.
Height: 96inches, 244cm
Width: 50inches, 127cm
Depth: 19inches, 48cm
Footnote, Much of the design of these bookcase is taken from the ancient world, the bronze patrea mounts are direct copies of those from Adrian’s Villa in Tivoli, shown in ancient ornamental architecture by Charles Heathcote Tatham published in 1794.
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