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A LATE VICTORIAN BRASS-MOUNTED OAK BOOKCASE
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A LATE VICTORIAN BRASS-MOUNTED OAK BOOKCASE

IN THE MANNER OF A. W. N. PUGIN

细节
A LATE VICTORIAN BRASS-MOUNTED OAK BOOKCASE
In the manner of A. W. N. Pugin
The rectangular moulded top above a cavetto frieze carved with roses amongst scrolling foliage with two pairs of later glazed panelled doors, each enclosing three adjustable shelves between chamfered uprights headed by roses, on bracket feet, the locks stamped 'HOBBS & CO LONDON'
51 in. (129.5 cm.) high; 85 in. (216 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) deep
来源
Robert Kime, 1996.
注意事项
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品专文

The oak bookcase, with its chamfered and rose-flowered columns, is designed in the ancient Gothic or mediaeval fashion introduced by the architect A. W. N. Pugin (d. 1852) in his New Palace of Westminster furnishings. The Palace furniture was executed by a number of leading cabinet-making firms such as Holland and Sons and Gillows.
The bookcase's locks were supplied by the Cheapside lock manufacturers, who traded throughout the second half of the 19th Century, first as Hobbs, Ashley & Co. and later as Hobbs, Hart & Co.