Lot 38
A Pair of Regency Revival Ormolu Mounted Satinwood and Amaranth-Inlaid Bookcases
Sale 1157 - Property from the Fred and Kay Krehbiel Collection, Part I
Mar 15, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$7,000 -
9,000
Price Realized
$25,200
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Lot Description
A Pair of Regency Revival Ormolu Mounted Satinwood and Amaranth-Inlaid Bookcases
Second Quarter 19th Century
on castors.
Height 31 x width 24 x depth 15 inches.
Height 31 x width 24 x depth 15 inches.
This lot is located in Chicago.
Provenance:
Mallett Ltd., London, 25 March 1994 (with copy of invoice)
Note:
The high quality timbers and refined, finely executed design of this pair of bookcases could be the work of the London firms Morel and Seddon or Banting, France and Company, both of whom supplied related furniture for George IV at Windsor Castle in the 1820s. Morel and Seddon were the primary source of the furnishings from Windsor’s extensive renovation from 1827-1830, furnishing 59 rooms.
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