Pair of waterfall bookcases
Ref: 001101
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Designer
The design attributed to Giles Gilbert Scott (1880-1960)
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Detail
Oak
155 x 76 x 21 (maximum) cm
English, circa 1931
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Provenance
Supplied for Whitelands College, Putney
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Notes
A new building for Whitelands College was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott and opened in 1931.
‘Waterfall’ bookcases, appropriate for smaller-scale rooms, first became a popular form towards the end of the eighteenth century.
Please note: just one showing.