Edwardian Three-Tier Rotating Bookcase
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Gallery - On furniture, a gallery is a small upright section, frequently pierced and decorated, around the tops of small items of furniture, such as davenports, side tables, and so forth. Galleries are made in brass or bronze,and be fretted, pierced or solid timber. A three-quarter gallery is one that surrounds three of the four sides of a table, desk or other top.
- Tier - One or more under-shelves of a table or cabinet.
- Edwardian - The Edwardian period of English furniture and decorative arts design is named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. It follows the Victorian period, in turn was followed by the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. In Australia, designs of this period are also known as being in the Federation style.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
A walnut square revolving bookcase, English, circa 1900, 116 cm high, 58 cm square
An inlaid mahogany finish revolving bookcase French, circa 1920, 84 cm high, 47 cm wide
A cedar rotating bookcase, Australian, late 19th/20th century, 109 cm high, 59 cm wide, 58 cm deep
Edwardian revolving bookcase, of square form, accented with inlaid motif and banded borders to the top, set with two levels on three splayed legs