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A Magnificent Library Bookcase Firmly Attributed to William Trotter of Edinburgh ( Scotland c. 1825 )
WILLIAM TROTTER OF EDINBURGH (1772-1833)
Dimensions:
370.00cm wide
(145.67 inches)
282.00cm high
(111.02 inches)
65.00cm deep
(25.59 inches)
Description / Expertise
Constructed in a beautifully patinated San Domingo Mahogany, of six door breakfront form, rising from a plinth baseboard, the lower body housing six lockable doors, of fielded panel form, enclosing shelved interiors: above, housed in the ceinture, three fitted writing slides, and an easel operated reading support: the upper section having six glazed lockable doors, of twelve pane right angle latticed form: the cornice of winged ogee form, with a central triangular pediment, flanked by carved outspurs, in the classical Grecian taste.
Provenance
The Trotter Family were associated with the Edinburgh Merchant Company since 1691, and the esteemed William Trotter (1772-1833) established himself in his sole right, after various partnerships, in 1805 in Princes Street. He was the most important, and successful Cabinet Maker in Scotland, and his extensive premises were described in Thomas Dibdin’s ‘Tour in the North Countries of England and Scotland’, quoting, in part ‘ The locality of this great...warehouse is rather singular. It is on the ground floor, lighted by a skylight. Of great length, and vistas filled with Mahogany and Rosewood objects of temptation. Of all styles, including the modern form’. The use of restrained and understated decoration, including the reeding, paterae and re-entrant moulding utilising designs after the Antique is seen on many of Trotter’s documented works.
Price
gbp100000.00-150000.00 (Pound Sterling)
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Status
FOR SALE
