Early 20th century birch empire revival bookcase

Beautiful rich birch open bookcase, circa 1910. Four adjustable shelves with a central partition, below a central panel with carved applied swag, flanked either side a single door c...

Early 20th century empire revival birch sofa table circa 1920. Fine quality birch sofa table recently re-finished in our workshop.  Made from good quality timber giving its figuring...

Mid 20th century Scandinavian birch inlaid open bookcase circa 1950. Good quality birch and kingwood low open bookcase with cupboard. Dark stained birch top and sides with kingwood ...

Elegant empire influenced occasional table circa 1910. Circular green marble top standing on a mahogany support, profusely decorated with ormolu mounts and edging. Top supported by ...

Early 20th century 7 piece carved walnut salon suite circa 1920 Here we have a good quality salon suite ready to be recovered to bring it back to former glory. Set comprises of 1 la...

Early 19th century Scandinavian empire flame mahogany breakfront bookcase circa 1820. Stunning bookcase of grand proportions veneered in golden flame mahogany.  Bookcase comprises of 7 sections which screw together to.  3 sections to the base, 3 glazed sections and a cornice. Central double door glazed...

This is an elegant vintage Biedermeier Revival satin birch collectors bookcase purchased at great expense from Harrods, circa 1980 in date. The top features four glazed bevelled doors, each opens to reveal three adjustable glass shelves. The cabinet is well illuminated with four down lights. The base has four panelled doors opening to cupboards, one fitted with a central shelf and the other with two internal drawers. 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 excellent condition having been cleaned and waxed in our workshops, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 207 x Width 191 x Depth 41 Dimensions in inches: Height 6 foot, 9 inches x Width 6 foot, 3 inches x Depth 1 foot, 4 inches Harrods founder Charles Henry Harrod first established his business in 1824, aged 25. The business was located south of the River Thames in Southwark. The premises were located at 228 Borough High Street. He ran this business, variously listed as a draper, mercer and a haberdasher, certainly until 1831. During 1825 the business was listed as 'Harrod and Wicking, Linen Drapers, Retail', but this partnership was dissolved at the end of that year. His first grocery business appears to be as ‘Harrod & Co.Grocers’ at 163 Upper Whitecross Street, Clerkenwell, E.C.1., in 1832. In 1834 in London's East End, he established a wholesale grocery in Stepney, at 4, Cable Street, with a special interest in tea. In 1849, to escape the vice of the inner city and to capitalise on trade to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in nearby Hyde Park, Harrod took over a small shop in the district of Brompton, on the site of the current store. Beginning in a single room employing two assistants and a messenger boy, Harrod's son Charles Digby Harrod built the business into a thriving retail operation selling medicines, perfumes, stationery, fruit and vegetables. Harrods rapidly expanded, acquired the adjoining buildings, and employed one hundred people by 1880. However, the store's booming fortunes were reversed in early December 1883, when it burnt to the ground. Remarkably, in view of this calamity, Charles Harrod fulfilled all of his commitments to his customers to make Christmas deliveries that year—and made a record profit in the process. In short order, a new building was built on the same site, and soon Harrods extended credit for the first time to its best customers, among them Oscar Wilde,Lillie Langtry, Ellen Terry, Charlie Chaplin, Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence...

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Early 20th-Century Bookcase in the Empire Type with Brass Appliques We present you a big three-leaf bookcase that resembles furniture in the Empire style. It was manufactured before...

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