Object Description
The glazed upper section with two doors and adjustable shelves above a fitted secretaire drawer and cube trellis cupboard doors. decorated throughout with contrasting counter veneers and lavish ormolu borders to the cornice, edges and panelled sides. French, circa 1850.
Footnote :
Despite being French this bookcase is featured in R W Symonds & B B Whinery Victorian Furniture’ pp 150-1. The authors note that “‘a piece of this quality would have been made only by one of the leading makers and its cost would have been considerable”.