Vintage Revolving Bookcase on Castors
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.
- Castors - Wheels, fitted especially to chair legs, couches, tables and some smaller pieces of furniture, to enable them to be easily moved about. The earliest castors were of brass, with shanks fitting into the base of the leg, and the wheels often made of leather. In the late 18th century, brass 'bucket' or 'cup' castors were introduced, either rounded or square, fitting directly over the end of the leg and held in place with screws. The wheels were generally solid brass. Bucket/cup castors continued in use throughout the 19th century and indeed are still made today. In the later 19th century wheels were sometimes made of wood, china, either white or brown, and sometimes of steel.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
A small inlaid hardwood revolving bookcase, early 20th century, the bookcase of typical form with an inlaid rosette in blonde timbers to the top and raised on a plinth base with concealed revolving mechanism, height 68 cm, length 43 cm, width 43 cm
A pair of Chinese bamboo stands, with circular black lacquer table Tops, Qing Dynasty 19th century, the apron in a lattice design above the six legs with flared feet, height 80 cm, diameter 45 cm
A walnut revolving library bookcase with makers label Em. Terquem, Paris, French, circa 1900, 82 cm high, 42 cm square
Edwardian revolving bookcase, of square form, accented with inlaid motif and banded borders to the top, set with two levels on three splayed legs