Once part of the furnishings at Langham House in Dorset the 8ft 9in high by 7ft 2in wide (2.67 x 2.18m)
bookcase retaining its original lacquered brass handles, c.1760, was bought by a private buyer from Jersey against underbidding from the London trade at £82,000 (plus 15 per cent buyer’s premium).
Library bookcase makes £82,000
High quality mahogany carcase furniture continues to transcend any malaise experienced at other levels of the furniture market. The final lot of a small but nicely formed sale conducted by Finan & Co. at the Old Ship Hotel in Mere, Wiltshire on October 4 was this fretwork and blind fret decorated Chippendale-style and period mahogany library bookcase.
