A set of late George III metamorphic boxwood and ebony strung mahogany library steps, first quarter 19th century
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March 24, 08:41 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A set of late George III metamorphic boxwood and ebony strung mahogany library steps
first quarter 19th century
the hinged top opening to reveal four treads and supports in beech, on chamfered square legs, with later faux-leather seat cover
closed 47cm. high, 57cm. wide, 44cm. deep; open 78cm. high
Possibly acquired by Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet (1781-1849)
Inventory, 1885, p.76, possibly recorded as a stool, in the Study
For a giltwood set of the same form see those at Syon House, Middlesex, illustrated Ralph Edwards, The Dictionary of English Furniture, London, 1954, p. 289, figs. 7&8.