Bookcase with Antique Pediment
Item Number
rkdsped180
Country of Origin
England
Price
$25,900
Measurements
Height: 130 inches
Depth: 17 inches
Length: 80 inches
Description
A Neoclassical painted wood library bookcase consisting of architectural elements reclaimed from a historical building in Grovesner Square, London, including a carved broken pediment and an Adam Style frieze. The upper pediment features acanthus leaf framing above graduated bands of floral and egg-and-dart motif centered by a volute-shaped pedestal featuring a flared acanthus leaf. The recessed frieze is framed by egg-and-dart borders and features a classical urn design flanked by scrolling arabesque details and panels of bell-flower swags at both sides. Two lower doors feature carved urns and egg-and-dart and floral banding.
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