Pair of Bookcases (Bibliothèques)

c. 1720 Overall: 247.6 x 132.1 x 57.2 cm (97 1/2 x 52 x 22 1/2 in.) Source image
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One of the obligations of a wealthy existence in the early 1700s was an interest in reading, or at least the impression of developing such an interest. Large bookcases such as these helped in that pursuit as they kept elaborately leather-bound books neatly behind a screen. The...

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