Object Description
This is a beautiful antique Victorian breakfront bookcase, masterfully crafted in rich figured walnut, circa 1860 in date.
This grand bookcase features rounded corners and an upper section with a flared cornice over four glazed doors opening to the original shelves that are all adjustable to suit the size of your books.
The lower section has four panel doors each opening to reveal a cupboard with a central shelf.
It has it’s beautiful patina with original glazing as well as the original working locks and keys.
There is no mistaking its superb quality and very grand design, which is certain to make it a talking point in your home and stand proud in whichever room you choose to display it.
Condition:
In really excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 226 x Width 181 x Depth 48
Dimensions in inches:
Height 7 foot, 5 inches x Width 5 foot, 11 inches x Depth 1 foot, 7 inches
Walnut
Walnut is a hard, dense, tight- grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. It is a popular and attractive wood whose colour ranges from near white in the sapwood to a dark hew in the heartwood. When dried in a kiln, walnut wood tends to develop a dull brown colour, but when air-dried can become a rich purplish-brown. Because of its colour, hardness and grain, it is a prized furniture and carving wood. Walnut veneer was highly priced and the cost would reflect the ‘fanciness’ of the veneer – the more decorative, then the more expensive and desirable.
Figured walnut refers to the swirling figure present in nearly all walnut when cut and polished, and especially in the wood taken from the base of the tree where it joins the roots. However the true burr is a rare growth on the tree where hundreds of tiny branches have started to grow.
Our reference: A3539