Bookcase
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1820 - 1830
Materials
Zebrawood, Giltmetal
Measurements
183 x 115 x 51 cm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
NT 428673
Summary
A pair of zebrawood open bookcases, English, circa 1820-1830. Fitted in the niche to either side of the fireplace in The Study, the upper section of each with simple flat cornice and plain frieze above three divided open shelves fronted with gilt-metal mounted projecting columns, the lower section enclosed by a pair of panelled cupboards with pronounced striped figuring, on shallow plinth.
Provenance
Visible in the 1881 photograph of The Study.