Bureau Bookcase Mahogany England 19th Century
Features
Style: George IV (1760-1830)
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
Origin: England
Main essence: Mahogany
Description
Bureau bookcase amended in the 20th century. A pair of doors assembled with the front side of the drawers. A pair of drawers aligned under the top and drop-leaf doors. Six small drawers, compartments and door inside. Top with leather insert. Upper case with a pair of glass doors and wooden grill. Manufactured in England, first half of the 19th century.
Product Condition:
The item shows signs of wear due to age. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures. It may require restoration and recovery of french polish.
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 216
Width: 112
Depth: 53,5
Additional Information
Style: George IV (1760-1830)
It is part of the so-called "Georgian" period.This term designates the stylistic activity that took place in England between 1714 and 1830 and included the reigns of George I, George II, George III and George IV.
It is characterized, at its beginnings, by an attitude of reaction to the Baroque.
Precise characteristics and distinctions of this style are not clearly identifiable in the furniture created in England in the eighteenth century.
In the first half of this century, cabinet-making and the products of the various categories of English applied art were affected by the continuous changes in taste and manifested, in the diversity of trends and influences, the uncertainty of a precise stylistic orientation.
In the second half of the eighteenth century, the sensitivity and exceptional ingenuity of four strong personalities, destined to guide the English taste and customs of the time, intervened in the second half of the eighteenth century: Th. Chippendale, R. Adam, G. Hepplewhite and Th. Sheraton.
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