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An important neo Gothic mahogany breakfront library bookcase…
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Melbourne
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15-Sep-2012
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An important neo Gothic mahogany breakfront library bookcase Strawberry Hill, London, 19th century three sectional, the stepped cornice above a pendant and blind fret carved frieze, with two central doors flanked by a further two doors, each astragal glazed with Gothic arch tracery and a pierced brass grill to the lower section, raised on a plinth base, 302 x 299 x 57 cm. Note: the bookcase was designed to be in keeping with the neo Gothic taste, employed by Horace Walpole for the re-building and decoration of his villa so named Strawberry Hill, London in the mid 18th century. Provenance: The Joseph Farley collection, London, 1974.
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