Art & Design
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Stamped: 'PERFECT ADJUSTING SHELVING LAMBERTS PATENT MANUFD BY W LUCY & CO LTD ENGINEERS & FOUNDERS OXFORD'.
7 ft. 7 in. x 41 1/2 in. x 17 3/4 in.
Note: Arthur Lambert designed this 'Perfect adjusting shelving,' circa the 1880's. They were fabricated by W. Lucy & Co. and were installed in places like the Bodleian Library in Oxford and the Linnean Society in London. A similar pair sold Christie's London Lot 442, Christopher Howe - The First Twenty Years, 23 March 2004.