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.

Condition Report

- 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.