18th century george iii mahogany breakfront bookcase

This item is no longer available, but we have thousands of other items available that might interest you, some of which are displayed below. view original item details

antiques available from other sellers in antique furniture > bookcases

£3525.00

outstanding antique mahogany inlaid bookcase Read more

London City Antiques
£680.00

19th century mahogany revolving bookstand Read more

Martlesham Antiques
£2950.00

18th century mahogany secretaire bookcase Read more

Martlesham Antiques
POA

large bookcase Read more

McBains of Exeter

View other items in:
antique furniture
bookcases

Still not found something similar? Why not save a search and get a notification in your inbox when an matching antique is added to our ever-growing database?

Enter your email address to be sent alerts when new items are added to the site that match your search criteria

Antique 18th Century George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase

For sale is a top quality George III Mahogany Breakfront Bookcase. The top of the bookcase has flour glazed doors, each opening to reveal a fitted interior. The centre doors open to display various pigeon holes over several drawers. Each side door encloses two shelves, over two sliding trays, above two drawers. Below this, the base section has two ebony and mahogany cupboard doors to the centre, flanked by four mahogany lined, graduated drawers on either side. All of the drawers and cupboards are fitted with Bramah Locks, and the piece is in excellent condition having been refinished using traditional methods.

Bramah locks were designed by Joseph Bramah in 1784, a true innovator of the time. Bramah locks were renowned for their resistance to lock picking and tampering. Famously, the company had a "challenge lock" on the front of their shop from 1790. The lock had an inscription stating:

"The artist who can make an instrument that will pick or open this lock shall receive 200 guineas the moment it is produced."

The challenge lock remained unpicked until the Great Exhibition of 1851, where Alfred Charles Hobbs, an American locksmith, picked the lock, managed to pick the lock after spending 51 hours trying to do so. This lock is still on display at Science Museum in London.

Width: 71.75" Depth: 26.5" Height: 77.75"

Materials:: Mahogany
Width (cm):: 182
Height (cm):: 197.5
Depth (cm):: 67

Here on antiques co uk we love antiques and specialise in selling antiques. Even though this item was for sale and is now sold or otherwise now unavailable we have many more items for sale including vintage antiques, silver, tables, watches, jewellery and much more for your interiors and home.

Search all the antiques currently for sale on www.antiques co uk. Or why not consider selling your antiques and making sales more easily with us!

fb antiques

FB Antiques has 73 antiques for sale.
click here to see them all