John Sandon
Consultant
Lot 45TP
A large Victorian joined oak and glazed bookcase, circa 1870 In the Aesthetic taste, in the manner of designer Bruce James Talbert (1838-1881), whilst working for Gillows & Co.
31 January 2019, 11:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,875 inc. premium
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A large Victorian joined oak and glazed bookcase, circa 1870
In the Aesthetic taste, in the manner of designer Bruce James Talbert (1838-1881), whilst working for Gillows & Co.
Having a spindle-filled gallery cornice, surmounted by a central arched floral-carved cresting, above five glazed doors, enclosing adjustable shelves, five panelled doors below, each end door centred with a large carved roundel depicting Aesop's fable of 'The Stork and the Fox', the remaining doors each with four panels, on a plinth base, 322cm wide x 49cm deep x 292cm high, (126 1/2in wide x 19in deep x 114 1/2in high)
Having a spindle-filled gallery cornice, surmounted by a central arched floral-carved cresting, above five glazed doors, enclosing adjustable shelves, five panelled doors below, each end door centred with a large carved roundel depicting Aesop's fable of 'The Stork and the Fox', the remaining doors each with four panels, on a plinth base, 322cm wide x 49cm deep x 292cm high, (126 1/2in wide x 19in deep x 114 1/2in high)
Footnotes
Aesop (c.620-560 BC), the ancient Greek story teller, told a morality tale about a Stork and a Fox, in which the Fox invites the Stork to dinner, but only provides a shallow plate of soup which the bird is unable to partake of because of its long beak. In retaliation, when the Stork reciprocates, food is served in a long narrow necked bottle, which the Fox is unable to share.