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Details of Auction of William IV Mahogany Bookcase belonging to Henry Kay in 2007

Lot 45 : A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE

Christie's - London - 13 November 2007
85 Old Brompton Road
London, Greater London
United Kingdom
SW7 3LD
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Price Realised:
£8,750

Artist or Maker:
CIRCA 1835

Title:
A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE

Description:
A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY BREAKFRONT SECRETAIRE BOOKCASE CIRCA 1835

With a moulded cornice above six astragal glazed doors divided by turned column pilasters, the base of inverted breakfront outline with a secretaire drawer flanked by pedestals with panelled, flame-figured doors, on a plinth base, bearing printed paper labels to the reverse, Per.... MR. HENRY KAY, WEDDINGTON HALL NUNEATON WARWICKSHIRE.

101in. (256.5cm.) high; 119in. (303cm.) wide; 30in. (76cm.) deep extended

Provenance:
Henry Kay (d.1865), Weddington Castle, Warwickshire.

Notes:
This lot is offered without reserve.

A house stood at Weddington from the mid-16th century, and was incorporated into a re-designed Castle or Hall by the architect Robert Lugar in the early 19th century. Clad in sandstone and castellated in the popular taste of the day, it was set in parkland that was possibly laid out by Capability Brown. Henry Kay was among a succession of tenants of Weddington in the 19th century. The house was ultimately demolished in 1928.

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