The Handel Bookcase

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Furniture. The Handel Bookcase. Unknown production, England. Bookcase in two sections, mahogany with carcase of pine and some oak the lower cupboard enclosed with paneled doors, the upper section with glazed doors between fluted pilasters surmounted by a broken pediment; gilt brass fittings. Veneered. Handles not original. Height 251 cm, width 119 cm, depth 41 cm, circa 1735- circa 1745.

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Accession Number: M.1-1902
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18th Century bookcase brass broken pediment doors English fluted furniture Georgian glazed Handel oak pediment pilasters pine veneer veneered wood wooden

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