Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6

Rare Set of Anglo-Japanese Ebonised Hanging Book Shelves by E W Godwin

About the Item

Edward William Godwin (1833-1886). Made by William Watt or Edwards and Roberts A rare set of Anglo-Japanese ebonized hanging bookshelves with an extending lower shelf and a two-door hanging book cupboard beneath, brass hinges, and an escutcheon. This set by Godwin has the reeded molded edge to the sides and front of the extended shelves identical to the one illustrated on p.266 pl.6 shown in William Watts's catalog of 1877. This differs from the one illustrated on p.184 which has had its extended shelf restored. To the front of the top two sides, as they start to angle back, it has the unique details of a 'circle above an acute pyramid', which can be clearly seen on the hanging shelves in p.266 plate 6 and on the hanging shelves on p.184 illus. 305. The sides, doors and extended shelf on this example are made from mahogany yet the three upper shelves and the back are made of deal. Godwin's first pieces of furniture were made from deal that he later discarded for his preference of mahogany due to deals instability.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 50.01 in (127 cm)Width: 35.01 in (88.9 cm)Depth: 8.01 in (20.32 cm)
  • Style:
    Anglo-Japanese (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Walnut,Ebonized
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1870
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU224335644923

More From This Seller

View All
A set of Anglo-Japanese walnut wall shelves after a design by E. W. Godwin
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
Made by The Bombay Art Furnishing Establishment A rare set of Anglo-Japanese walnut wall shelves with ebonized and gilt-painted Japanese Carp to the uppe...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Japanese Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

E W Godwin, William Watt, an Important Anglo-Japanese Ebonised Display Cabinet
By William Watt, Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
Edward William Godwin made by William Watt, with applied enamel label. An Important Anglo-Japanese ebonised display cabinet with an upper and...
Category

Antique 1870s English Anglo-Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

E W Godwin. Collinson & Lock A Rare Anglo Japanese Rosewood Coffee Table
By Collinson & Lock, Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin. Collinson & Lock or Gillows. An extremely rare Anglo Japanese rosewood coffee table. To my knowledge no other rosewood examp...
Category

Antique 1870s English Anglo-Japanese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Rosewood

E W Godwin (attributed). A set of four Anglo-Japanese cane seat chairs
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
Edward William Godwin (attributed), a set of four Anglo-Japanese cane seat chairs, with incised turned details and Greek style front legs. See Soros, Su...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Anglo-Japanese Chairs

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Heals Attri, Anglo-Japanese Ebonised Small 'Pagoda' Style Side Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Heals Attributed. An Anglo-Japanese Ebonised small 'Pagoda' style side cabinet with a fretwork, mirrored and shelved top, the base with an asymmetric arrangement of a cupboard and sh...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

A Rare Anglo-Japanese Fire Screen designed by E W Godwin With Kissing Birds Silk
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
A rare and important Anglo-Japanese walnut fire screen by Edward William Godwin with a Pagoda style top and a silk Japanese country scene to the front. To the back although worn, there are peacock designs in a circle in the same style as Godwin designed for Jeffrey and Co, including the kissing birds...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Silk, Walnut

You May Also Like

Set of Georgian Mahogany Hanging Shelves
Located in Folkestone, GB
An unusual and attractive George III period set of serpentine fronted mahogany hanging wall shelves. With central, bow-fronted cupboard d...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Shelves

Materials

Mahogany

Statue Book Shelves by DAaZ
Located in Geneve, CH
Statue Book Shelves by DAaZ Dimensions: D 34 x W 180 x H 169 cm. Materials: Albizzia wood, Ink stone. DAaZ Furniture honors the spirit of adventure. We embrace the escape of the or...
Category

2010s Chinese Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Stone

Brass Shell Motif Hanging Wall Shelves, Set of 2 India
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of solid brass sea shell motif hanging wall shelves. A gorgeous way to accent any room. Dimensions: 10.25" wide 3.75" deep 8.75" tall.
Category

20th Century Indian Hollywood Regency Shelves

Materials

Brass

Set of 3 Rare 'Delft' Shelves by Constant Nieuwenhuijs for 't Spectrum, 1957
By Constant Nieuwenhuys, 't Spectrum Bergeijk
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This set of 3 shelves, called 'delft ', is a design by Constant Nieuwenhuijs. Nieuwenhuijs was a member of the CoBrA movement. He is known as a F...
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Set of Anglo-Ceylonese Specimen Wood Campaign Wall Shelves in a Travelling Box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A set of Anglo-Ceylonese specimen wood Campaign wall shelves in a travelling box, of rectangular form with four graduated shelves and a carved cresting with scrolls centred on a shel...
Category

Antique 19th Century British Shelves

Materials

Wood

Set of 2 Shelves by Olivia Cognet
By Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 2 Shelves by Olivia Cognet Dimensions: W 210 x D 15 x H 20 cm Materials: Ceramic. Module of 3 parts. Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot...
Category

2010s French Post-Modern Shelves

Materials

Ceramic

Recently Viewed

View All