Revolving bookcase
Category
Furniture
Date
1905
Materials
Mahogany, satinwood, silver or silvered metal presentation plaque
Measurements
101 x 49.5 x 49.5 cm
Place of origin
England
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Killerton, Devon
NT 922061
Summary
A mahogany revolving bookcase, English, dated 1905, the top crossbanded in satinwood and with engraved circular silvered metal presentation plaque 'Presented to Francis Dyke Acland on the occasion of his marriage by his friends and colleagues on the Executive Committee of the National Liberal Federation, August 31 1905', each of the three tiers with spindle dividers, the base with squat cabriole legs.
Provenance
Acland collection. Purchased from the Acland family from Sprydon on 5 November 2001.
Marks and inscriptions
On top of bookcase: Presented to Francis Dyke Acland on the occasion of his marriage by his friends and colleagues on the Executive Committee of the National Liberal Federation, August 31 1905