An Exceptional Quality Late 18th Century George III Sheraton Period Mahogany Waterfall Open Bookcase, Or Bookshelf, Having Attractive Graduated Shelves Flanked By Shaped Sides With Boxwood Strung Decoration, Over Pair Of Cupboard Doors, Veneered With Highly Figured Amboyna Central Panels And Wide Outer Crossbanding, Then One Long Drawer Retaining Original Oval Brass Plate Handles, Raised On Elegant Tall Square Tapered Legs With Further Strung Decoration.

A most elegant, functional and useful piece of furniture, which is constructed from high quality timbers and boasts great quality of construction as well as incredible elegance and sophistication.

The shaped ends are an elegant, decorative feature, as is the panelled doors with their beautiful amboyna veneers and also the tall tapering legs, which have survived the test of time pretty well indeed.

The bookcase is an unusually small size, perfect to enhance the look of a wide variety of spaces around both the home and office, whilst also adding great additional functionality in obvious ways.

Clearly the bookcase has been well loved, cherished and looked after over the years, as it remains in excellent condition overall and even bears the original 18th century oval plate handles to the drawer.

As with all items which we offer for sale this piece has been inspected in our workshops by our highly trained, specialist antique furniture restorers, and received a natural wax polis, to ensure it is in retail showroom condition before being offered for sale.

Circa 1790.

Height 48.5in.
Width 25in.
Depth 12in.