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BOOKCASES & BOOKS
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s5665 A rare yew wood ‘donkey’ centre bookcase with exposed dovetail and diagonal wedged tenon construction and sledge feet, labelled Gordon Russell, dated 9.2.31, see “Gordon Russell” by Jeremy Myerson p 53, 81.5cm (32in) high, 103cm (40in) wide, 38cm (15in) deep.
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s5610 An oak Arts & Crafts open bookcase with adjustable shelves, the shelves and edges with moulded detail, attributed to Heals, circa 1910, back renewed, 177cm (69.5in) high, 121cm (47.5in) wide, 25cm (10in) deep. |
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s5692 An oak Arts & Crafts four shelves pier bookcase with yin-yan cut-out to the gallery and with reeded front and shaped top and sides, circa 1910, 107cm (42in) high, 38cm (15in) wide, 19.5cm (8in) deep.
s5700 An oak Arts & Crafts five shelves pier bookcase with yin-yan cut-out to the gallery and makers label ' B Maggs & Co, Bristol', circa 1910, 123cm (49in) high, 31cm (12in) wide, 20cm (8in) deep. |
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s5269 An imposing architectural oak Glasgow syle bookcase, with shaped top to the glazed doors, on turned column legs, with dentil cornice and adjustable shelves, attributed to George Walton, circa 1905, 211cm (83in) high, 282cm (111in) wide inc cornice, 274cm (108in) wide excl cornice, 32cm (12.5in) deep inc cornice, 27.5cm (10.75in) deep excl cornice. Sold |
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s5629 An oak Arts & Crafts glazed bookcase over two drawers and two deep
panelled doors, with yin-yan cutouts to the central arch and bronze patinated
metalwork by Harris Lebus, circa 1900, 222cm (88in) high, 107cm (42in) wide,
42cm (17in) deep.
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srlp01 An oak Arts & Crafts two door bookcase with leaded glazing and shaped top rail, circa 1900, 113cm (52.5in) high, 117cm (47in) wide, 32cm (12.5in) deep. |
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s5585 An Arts & Crafts architectural oak two-door glazed bookcase, the glazed doors flanked by reeded columns with mushroom finials, with inlaid marquetry panels of stylised tulips in ebony, pewter and harewood and with pierced cut-out decoration and adjustable shelves, circa 1900, 82cm (32in) high, 69cm (27.5in) wide, 76cm (30in) deep. |
 
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Forty books and pamphlets from
the Library of A Halcrow Verstage Esq of 31 Horniman Drive
, Forest Hill,
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s5588 An oak glazed display cabinet bookcase, two glazed doors above two panelled doors, on splay feet, attributed to John Stark, circa 1930, 183cm (6ft) high, 87cm (35in) wide, 34cm (13.5in) deep. |
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s5580 A rare pair of quarter sawn oak three sided bookshelves the fronts with raised incised panels and the plinth with double scallop-carved decoration, attributed to Heal's, circa 1930, 54cm (21in) high, 71cm (28in) wide, 25cm (10in) deep.Sold |
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s5573 A quarter sawn oak Cotswold bookcase with waterfall stepped sides, over two raised pannelled doors, with chamfered sled feet, exposed dovetail and double wedged tenon construction and with carved bog-oak handles, the design attributed to Ernest Gimson and the maker attributed to Peter Waals. See Ernest Gimson and the Cotswold Group pp. 65 Leicester Museum collection.
135cm (53in) high, 69cm (27in) wide, 30cm (12in) deep. Sold
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s5384 An oak Liberty's three section bookcase with leaded glazed door to the central section and floral cut-outs to the gallery, labelled Liberty & Co, circa 1900.
120cm (47in) high, 184cm (72.5in) wide, 27cm (10.5in) deep.Sold
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s5441 A limed oak two door glazed bookcase with adjustable shelves, labelled Heal & Sons, circa 1930.
117cm (46in) high, 122cm (48in) wide, 33cm (13in) deep.
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s5452 An oak Arts & Crafts booktrough with finely carved galleon design, sailing out to one end and setting sun to the other, attributed to Simpson of Kendal, circa 1900.
m (8.5in) high, 56cm (22in) wide.
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s5440 Heals oak breakfront cabinet with bookshelves either side, labelled, circa
1930. 95cm (37.5in) high, 153cm (60in) wide, 44.5cm (17.5in) deep.
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s4804 A mahogany library bookcase, the central four door glazed section in Honduras mahogany flanked by two open
bookcases in ‘Plum Pudding’ mahogany with dust flaps with fine stylised carving to the dust flaps
(see details images) and the frame of the
central section, commissioned for a large house in Windermere to go below a large oil painting by the artist Thomas R
Huson, originally fitted to the wall, therefore the backs to the bookcase are new. Date of the commission was 1907. 119.5cm (47in) high, 488cm (16ft) wide, 33cm (13in)
deep.
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s5454 A set of six 'Science in Modern Life' books, cover design by Talwin Morris, published 1909,
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srml24 A pair of oak Arts & Crafts pier bookcases with leaded glass doors
and reeded edges, circa 1910, 99cm (39in) high, 36cm (14in) wide, 22cm (8.5in)
deep.
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s5377 An oak bookcase designed by Ambrose Heal, circa 1905, 120cm (47in) maximum height, 53.5cm (21in) width, 18cm (7in) deep |
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s4454 An oak table/hanging bookshelves, inlaid with boxwood and ebony, with diamond shapes, attributed to Heals, circa 1905 |
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S4803 An Arts & Crafts three-door oak bookcase with leaded glaze doors and 3 panelled doors, by Harris Lebus, circa 1900. 83 ins (211 cm) high, 64 ins (164 cm) wide, 12 ins (30 cm) deep. |
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S598mc The Yellow Book, an illustrated quarterly published by John Lane, the Bodley Head, 13 volumes April 1894 to April 1897 Sold |
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S4452 A Gothic Reform pitch pine open bookshelves, circa 1875. 61.5 ins (156 cm) high, 38 ins (97 cm) wide, 7.75 ins (19.5 cm) deep. |
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S4285 An oak Arts & Crafts wall-hanging bookcase with leaded glazed doors, circa 1900.
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