Cabinet
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1790
Materials
Mahogany, kingwood, pine carcass
Measurements
220 x 206 x 40.5 cm
Place of origin
England
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Knightshayes Court, Devon
NT 540711
Summary
A large mahogany breakfront bookcase, English, circa 1790. The upper section with moulded cornice and enclosed by a pair of taller centre doors with Gothic astragal arrangement flanked by a further door each side with twin arched astragals, each door crossbanded in kingwood, the interior lined in green, the lower section enclosed by four cupboard doors, each with figured flame oval, standing on swept bracket feet.
Provenance
Gift of Lady Charlotte Bonham-Carter in memory of her husband,1978.