William IV Oak Breakfront Bookcase

Name: William IV Oak Breakfront Bookcase
SKU: as281a412
Price: 5600.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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An impressive William IV/early Victorian four door breakfront bookcase or bookcase cabinet. Rare to find such a large bookcase in golden quarter-sawn oak with attractive ‘tiger grain’ or medullary rays, it has a square cornered moulded cornice above four glazed doors with rounded mouldings and enclosing four adjustable shelves to each section, the stepped out base with four fielded panel doors opening to reveal shelves and two drawers and all raised on a conforming plinth base.

In good condition and able to store a 13.8m / 45ft 3in run of books, sides also feature what would have been more expensive quarter sawn oak, some wear to the edges of the top of the base and old shrinkage lines to the back of the sides, it comes with keys for the locks.

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The overall dimensions at the largest points are approximately
Width - 7ft 4in / 88in (223.5cm)
Depth - 23 5/8in (60cm)
Height - 96 ½in (245cm)

The internal cabinet dimensions are:
Shelves (upper sides) - 18 ½in wide x 9 7/8in deep (47cm wide x 25cm deep)
Shelves (upper centre) - 40 5/8in wide x 13 1/4in deep (103.3cm wide x 33.5cm deep)

Side sections - 18 1/2in wide x 16 3/4in deep x 25 1/2in total space height
47.3cm wide x 42.5cm deep x 65cm total space height
Central section - 40 3/4in wide x 19 7/8in deep x 20 3/4in high
103.5cm wide x 50.5cm deep x 52.7cm total space height

This bookcase divides into 5 sections for moving and the parts should be screwed together on assembly.

Ref: 0662
Please appreciate all our items are antique and as such may have minor scratches, marks, knocks, shrinkage splits signs of old woodworm, and minor losses to veneer, which combine with care and years of polishing to create an individual character and patina. We cannot describe each marks separately and therefore suggest you do take the time to request extra photos. We do offer a 14 day money back guarantee for UK purchases but cannot refund the return shipping cost.

Price

£5600.00

$7501.20

€6396.32

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