12th Oct, 2019 10:30 GMT/BST

Modern Living: Art & Design

 
  Lot 3649
 

3649

Gordon Russell (1892-1980): A Walnut and Ebony Bookcase, with four glazed doors enclosing six...

Gordon Russell (1892-1980): A Walnut and Ebony Bookcase, with four glazed doors enclosing six adjustable shelves, with ebony handles and mouldings, on five ebony octagonal feet, labelled THIS PIECE OF FURNITURE design No.672 was made throughout in The Russell Workshops Broadway, Worcestershire Designer: Gordon Russell Foreman: Edgar Turner Cabinet Maker: B Jones Metal Worker: - Timber used: Walnut Date 24/2/28, 139cm wide, 31.5cm deep, 108.5cm high See illustration

Sold for £5,800
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500


 

. Shelf depth 23.5cm. Internal depth when door closed is 24.2cm. Deep scratches on top have been filled. Deep scratches on one end have been filled. Missing eight brass shelf adjusting pins. Ebony internal peg on left door has been tightened using clear glue that has run. Missing some beading on the lower front edge and side. White residual adhesive visable around some glass panes.

 


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Auction: Modern Living: Art & Design, 12th Oct, 2019

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