Victorian Walnut 3 Door Glazed Bookcase. This Bookcase Stands Upon a Plinth Base. The 3 Lower Doors Featuring Raised Panels with Carved Decoration these doors open to reveal loose shelves within. The 3 Mahogany Lined Drawers (note the fine dovetails) Retain their Original Pierced Brass Handles. The Top Section Having 3 Glazed Doors With Adjustable Shelving Within. The Doors are Flanked by Fluted Pilasters with Carved Detail. The Cornice Having Shaped Moldings and Half Turned Decorations. Stamped Shoolbred & Co James Shoolbred and Co. were established during the Regency period of the 1820’s. Originally a drapers supplying the furniture trade they became part of it when, sometime around 1860, they started manufacturing and selling furniture to their own designs; Noted for a sophisticated aesthetic look, their pieces often referenced Regency interpretations of Greek and Roman antiquity. Gaining a reputation for high quality furniture, their catalogues featured complimentary products and room sets and became as much a guide to good taste for the Victorian home, as a sales catalogue. Such was the success that by the 1880’s, Shoolbred had opened the City’s first large department store on Tottenham Court Road, London. In the mid 1880’s Schoolbred was granted a Royal Warrant, testament to the quality of their furniture. Presented in Good Condition.
