"Important Mahogany Double Body Library And Period Windows From The First Half Of The 19th Century. "
Important and sumptuous bookcase in mahogany and mahogany veneer with two bodies. Equipped with its old windows in perfect condition? It has three shelves at the top and bottom. Original key opening the base cabinet and the display cases. Brass locks. This piece of furniture, very imbued with the Empire style and its Hellenistic taste (influence and presence of the ancient Greek world in Egypt between the 4th century BC and the Roman conquest in the 2nd century BC): "antique" pilasters, lotus flowers, cornice carved with palmettes (Anthemion). Taking up the codes of the Louis XVI library, it is made up of two bodies. The lower part has full wooden doors, the upper part is glazed. Our library is a beautiful work from the Louis-Philippe era. Around 1840. Thickness of the cornice 10 cm Width of each leaf 68 cm Upper cabinet: width 137cm Lower cabinet: width: 156 cm 26 to 28 cm depth for the shelves of the two bodies.