Overview
A fine Regency period bookcase cabinet, circa 1815–1825, in mahogany with brass and ebony detailing throughout. In sixty-five years of sourcing British furniture, bookcases of this quality of ornamental detail - the brass frieze, the cast corner mounts, the ebonised columns - rarely present themselves at this price.
Key Features
- Regency period, circa 1815–1825
- Full dentil cornice with continuous cast brass anthemion and interlaced vine frieze
- Cast brass shell and acanthus scroll corner mounts to all eight glazed door corners - all original
- Brass bead moulding framing each door light throughout
- Two substantial free-standing reeded columns - ebonised rings, gilt capitals, mahogany shafts
- Full-width lockable drawer with original ebonised knobs
- Two panelled cupboard doors with richly figured mahogany and original locks
- Original brass castors - all four present and functioning
Craftsmanship & Detail
The cornice carries a full dentil moulding across the full width — each tooth precisely cut and evenly spaced - beneath which a continuous cast brass frieze of anthemion and interlaced vine ornament adds a band of gilded detail of almost architectural authority. The glazed upper doors carry cast brass corner mounts of real quality - shell and acanthus scroll compositions, each one identical and original. The lower section is where the piece becomes truly unusual: two substantial free-standing reeded columns flank the cupboard doors with a formality borrowed directly from Regency architecture - full columns standing free of the carcase, turned with precision and finished with real care. The interior is lined in warm cedar-toned pine with two adjustable shelves and notched shelf supports running the full height. The whole piece sits on original brass castors - all four present and functioning - confirming the age and completeness of what you are acquiring.