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Property from the collection of Marine Society & Sea Cadets, sold to benefit Seafarers and Sea CadetsA late George II carved mahogany architectural bookcasecirca 1760 adapted as a mausoleum in 1774, the broken architectural pediment with dentil frieze and carved foliate mouldings, topped with gilt-plaster Allegories of Prudence and Fortitude, circa 1774, inscribed 'R *** / Strand', above a central bevelled glazed door flanked by fluted pilasters capped with composition capitals on plinths inset with two classical plaster plaques depicting on the right hang side a Grecian cupid, on the left a figure representing Piety sacrificing at an altar, flanked by two further glazed doors, enclosing three removeable satin lined and faux marble painted niches, the central niche with a white painted plaster figure of Thomas Hanway, circa 1774, flanked by white painted plaster Allegories of Charity and Hope, circa 1774, after models by Peter Scheemakers (1691-1781) on ebonised wood bases with faded inscriptions, with shelves below the lower section of the central door enclosing an engraving recounting the life of Thomas Hanway, the left and right hand door with engravings by Pierre Imbert Drevet (1697-1739) depicting the sacrifice of Abraham, after Coypel, and The Agony in the Garden, the lower section quarter-veneered with a central sliding panel and flanked by two cupboard doors, on a plinth with leaf-carving and three conforming quarter-veneered tablets, together with a contemporary manuscript describing the mausoleum in detail in a fine Hanway gilt-vellum bindingthe bookcase 246cm. high, 211cm. wide, 49.5cm. deep; 8ft. 1in., 6ft. 11in., 1ft. 7 1/2 in.Condition reportTo request a