George III Metamorphic Library Steps/Stool
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GEORGE III METAMORPHIC MAHOGANY LIBRARY STEPS / STOOL
England Circa 1780
Width 32” (81cm) Depth 18” (45.5cm) Height 19” (48cm)
Excellent condition.
This rare piece has a drop-in leather seat above a mahogany frame with a patera to each corner enclosing three steps supported by eight circular gun barrel legs joined by turned stretchers.
The ingenious design enables the stool when upended to become a set of library steps.
Provenance: The personal collection of a Connoisseur of English Furniture
