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Exceptional Mahogany and Ormolu-Mounted Bibliotheque

$1,261,874.75
£900,000
€1,069,344.21
CA$1,722,096.88
A$1,917,710.18
CHF 998,062.17
MX$23,645,135.23
NOK 12,711,085.19
SEK 11,947,187.85
DKK 7,978,634.67
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About the Item

The overhanging foliate cornice above a frieze with reliefs of female and male figures surmounted by ribbon ties and flanked by foliage and laurel leaves, above two pairs of glazed doors divided by outset pilasters cast with acanthus leavesand rails of flowers, the lower part with a frieze centred by masks and ram's heads in a border of trailing foliage above further glazed doors divided by fluted tapering pilasters applied with swags on a plinth base.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 118.9 in (302 cm)Width: 157.49 in (400 cm)Depth: 30.32 in (77 cm)
  • Style:
    Neoclassical (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1880
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: N-00031stDibs: LU95631109998

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