BY HEWETSON & MILNER, MID-19TH CENTURY

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A MID-VICTORIAN BURR WALNUT AND EBONISED BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
BY HEWETSON & MILNER, MID-19TH CENTURY
With a moulded cornice and four glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the base with panelled doors, enclosing further shelves, bearing a metal label 'HEWETSON & MILNER MANUFACTURERS THE EXCHANGE LONDON 211. 212 & 213. TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD'
95½in. (243cm.) high; 94½in. (240cm.) wide; 17in. (43cm.) deep

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

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Lot Essay

W.J and T. Hewetson are recorded trading at 185 Oxford Street and 204 Tottenham Court Road in 1855. The later partnership of Hewetson and Milner appear to have been responsible for executing certain designs attributed to Christopher Dresser, and ultimately became Hewetson, Milner & Thexton Ltd, House Furnishers.

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