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Piece: 1789415463
Price: £ 11500
USD: ($15260)
Piece Description
Superb monumental Victorian mahogany breakfront bookcase in the Lancashire Gillows style Made by A Blain & Son of Liverpool and bearing the impressed maker’s stamp - on the drawer (please see close up photo) Standing almost ten feet tall - 302 CM - so massive The imposing dome-topped central section is flanked by two glazed bookcase compartments This was salvaged from Liverpool University then fully restored to it's former classic glory and condition The upper section offers extensive adjustable shelving behind four glazed doors Circa 1880 The lower section features a series of panelled cupboard doors and useful drawers Standing ten feet wide and almost ten feet tall, this is a magnificent statement piece for a library or grand reception room A. Blain & Son was a prestigious 19th-century cabinet-making and upholstery firm founded in Liverpool by Arthur Blain in 1835. The company was highly regarded for producing premium, expertly crafted library and domestic furniture made from fine timbers like figured mahogany and pollard oak. Dimensions are in inches (CM) Width x Depth x Height 120 (304.8) x 23 (58.4) x 119 (302.3) Two Side Sections Width x Height 29 (73.7) x 62 (157.5) Wide Central Section Width x Height 58 (147.3) x 80 (203.2)
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