A GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND GILT METAL MOUNTED WATERFALL BOOKCASE IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS SHERATON, CIRCA 1800The central drawer incorporating a leather inset ratchet adjustable rest128cm high, 137cm wide, 29cm deep Provenance: Private Collection, CumbriaPurchased from Haughey Antiques, Kirkby StephenFor a breakfront bookcase incorporating closely related inset oval panels to the lower doors, see Christopher Claxton Stevens and Stewart Whittington, 18th Century English Furniture, The Norman Adams Collection, Antique Collectors' Club, 1983, page 208.