A Regency ormolu mounted mahogany library bookcase, in the manner of Thomas Hope, the moulded cornice above a plain frieze centred with a tablet mounted with a mask flanked by griffons and scrolls, the three astral glazed doors within a reeded surround with patera mounted corners, the base with conforming reeded and patera uprights flanking the three moulded cupboard doors with anthemion mounts to the corners raised on reeded tapering legs with gilt metal feet, height 232 cm, width 213 cm, depth 52 cm. Provenance: Bonhams, Sydney, the Owston collection, 25-26 June 2010, lot 660