A FINE MATCHING RARE PAIR OF LARGE VICTORIAN MAHOGANY BOOKCASES CIRCA 1850

circa 1850, the moulded cornice with outswept corners above a curved frieze and three arched glazed doors with blind fretwork decoration, enclosing six adjustable shelves above three short cupboard doors each with pierced fretwork decoration and silk backs, raised on a moulded plinth base (2), 179cms wide, 43cms deep, 288cms high
Please note: We believe that this pair of bookcases were designed by the Scottish furniture designer Peter Thomson. For an identical design for a pair of bookcases with an accompanying chimney piece and mirror, please see �The Cabinet Maker's Assistant by Peter Thomson, published by William Mackenzie, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London and New York, 1851. POA