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PROVENANCE WINDSOR CASTLE GEORGE IV ROSEWOOD BOOKCASE
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Dublin 6, IRELAND - EUR
Description
the superstructure surmounted by a pierced gallery rail, raised aloft by ormolu scrolled supports over a finely figured top, the piece fitted with two leather lined shelves set in place with adjustable sawtooth mounts, flanked by acanthus carved pilasters featuring receded scrollwork, terminating in a moulded-rim plinth base, 132 x 117 x 39cm, incised verso “ G.R.(IV), No. 17” along with inventory marks reading “V.R., 1866, Windsor Castle, Room 305”, which, according to the Royal Collection Trust, is a sitting room on the ground floor of Victoria Tower, listed in “For the King’s Pleasure: the furnishing and decoration of George IV’s apartments at Windsor Castle” by Hugh Roberts, as the Lord Steward’s Drawing Room, together with documentation relating to the item’s sale by Gerald Dillon Antiques, Bath, UK, in 1973
Condition
Fair - excellent patina; section of plain moulded trim missing from one side; small sections of veneer along rim of same side missing; signs of replacement sections of veneer along rim; shallow abrasions to leather shelf panelling and bottom timber shelf; some faint stains and shallow wear to both top and upper shelf; some light tarnishing to ormolu scrolled supports; other superficial wear consistent with age
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the superstructure surmounted by a pierced gallery rail, raised aloft by ormolu scrolled supports over a finely figured top, the piece fitted with two leather lined shelves set in place with adjustable sawtooth mounts, flanked by acanthus carved pilasters featuring receded scrollwork, terminating in a moulded-rim plinth base, 132 x 117 x 39cm, incised verso “ G.R.(IV), No. 17” along with inventory marks reading “V.R., 1866, Windsor Castle, Room 305”, which, according to the Royal Collection Trust, is a sitting room on the ground floor of Victoria Tower, listed in “For the King’s Pleasure: the furnishing and decoration of George IV’s apartments at Windsor Castle” by Hugh Roberts, as the Lord Steward’s Drawing Room, together with documentation relating to the item’s sale by Gerald Dillon Antiques, Bath, UK, in 1973
Condition
Fair - excellent patina; section of plain moulded trim missing from one side; small sections of veneer along rim of same side missing; signs of replacement sections of veneer along rim; shallow abrasions to leather shelf panelling and bottom timber shelf; some faint stains and shallow wear to both top and upper shelf; some light tarnishing to ormolu scrolled supports; other superficial wear consistent with age
Fine Art & Decorative Interiors Auction
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161 Lower Rathmines Road
Dublin 6
IRELAND - EUR
D6
Ireland
COLLECTION
You can collect your items by appointment once you have paid your invoice online and book a collection appointment. You must book the appointment using the booking link in the invoice email. If you want your items delivered, please let us know before paying your invoice by emailing info@herman.ie, we will then update the invoice and send it back to you. If you arrive without a collection time our staff will refuse your collection. All items must be collected within 14 days.
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We are delighted to present this 'Interiors Auction'. This sale features lots from multiple house and estate clearances and comprises modern furniture, art, decorative furnishings, collectables, jewellery and much more.
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This sale is subject to the terms and conditions of sale as listed online and agreed to upon registration for each auction. Commencing at the end time stated bidding will close at short intervals per lot, to allow you to manage your bids across multiple lots. Notes on Timed Auction Bidding: - if a lot receives a bid within the last 10 minutes. it will remain open for an additional 10 min. - If any further bidding occurs, the extension timer will reset to 10 minutes. - If no further bidding activity occurs, the lot closes when the timer runs out. Please ensure you are refreshing your page or exiting and re- entering the lot screen often, as this why you will have the most up to date bid information.
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COLLECTION
Please also note that items must be collected from our Rathmines premises within one week of the auction ending.
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All items must be collected within 7 days.
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