SHAPLAND & PETTER, BARNSTAPLE; an Art & Crafts walnut bookcase, with three-quarter galleried top shelf with inset copper repoussé panel bearing the motto 'The sweet serenity of books' by poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, above open shelf with spindle column border, the central body comprising a pair of leaded glazed doors with copper strap hinges flanked by a pair of open shelves above two-division shelf, shaped apron and raised on square section baluster legs to peg feet, 155 x 126 x 40cm.
Sold for £1,500
SHAPLAND & PETTER, BARNSTAPLE; an Art & Crafts walnut bookcase, with three-quarter galleried top shelf with inset copper repoussé panel bearing the motto 'The sweet serenity of books' by poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, above open shelf with spindle column border, the central body comprising a pair of leaded glazed doors with copper strap hinges flanked by a pair of open shelves above two-division shelf, shaped apron and raised on square section baluster legs to peg feet, 155 x 126 x 40cm.
- Overall good condition, shallow scratch to right-hand side lower section. Shelf above doors has surface scratches visible. Inside of doors has white powder residue on the lead. Copper has even patina, leather shelf fringes worn with several missing, otherwise appears to be in good condition.
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Auction: Toys, Wines & Spirits with Antiques & Collectors’ Items (Liverpool), 5th Jun, 2024
Viewing
Tuesday 4th June 2024 from 10.00am to 5.30pm
Closing date: 8th May 2024
The Liverpool Saleroom
18 Jordan Street
Liverpool
L1 0BP
0151 709 8070
liverpool@adampartridge.co.uk