Description
A beautifully crafted vintage mahogany bookcase. This wonderfully detailed 1930s bookcase by Minty, features 5 cabinets. 4 of the cabinets are glazed with leaded glass and the middle section comes with a desk/reading shelf.
Antique Barristers Bookcases were first seen in the late Victorian period and were usually stacking with glazed cabinet doors. They were designed to store books or other office documents and were commonly seen in solicitors offices, libraries or schools. They are extremely collectable as they can house a large book collection and are quite unique in their design. The shelves needn’t be used only for books though. Any collection of items can be stored and displayed within the separate sections.
The bookcase is easily transported as each of its 5 sections can be easily separated. You’ll want to sit this piece with its back to a wall. Rest assured that it is completely structurally sound and intact but its tall height and narrow depth mean that it’s most at home with a wall behind it. Super shelving with all of the patina and signs of age and use that you’d expect, and want.
W89 x H175 x D30cm
