The Best of the Best – Oak Bookcase Beveled Panels and Glass – Ideal Globe-Wernicke Co. Ideal Bookcase Unit in the Original Finish, Solid Quarter sawn, Four Stacks with Original Top and Base with Drawer. The top Section has Dental Molding and Leaf Carvings each of the Bookcase Sections has Beveled Glass, Scissors Mechanism, Rollers, Raised beveled Panels, each Stack has the Original Back and Manufacture’s Label. Serpentine Drawer Face and Leaf Style Carvings. Bookcase measures 62” height, 36″ Wide and 15″ Depth of base. (The units are 8 1/2″, 10 1/4″, 12 1/4″ and 12 1/4″.) Circa 1900.
This beautiful bookcase came from the home of the Scott Thomas collection of Shumway, Illinois.