Directoire Style Mahogany Bookcase or Display Cabinet
A very stylish brass mounted enclosed bookcase in plum-pudding mahogany. The two doors with glazed upper sections above panelled lower sections, opening to reveal five adjustable shelves, and flanked by fluted pilasters below moulded cornice and raised on turned feet. The ingenious ‘knock-down’ construction allows this piece to easily disassembled into component parts for ease of transportation and installation.
Height 245cm (96.5 inches) (222cm without pediment)
Width 125 cm (49.25 inches)
Depth 43 cm (17 inches) (31 cm internal)
French. 19thC