Antique Victorian 19th Century Walnut Oak Country Linen Book Press London 1860 Mid-Century Modern the interior of the trunk

the interior of the trunk with a single candle till

The infant has evidently just woken from a nap and his cradle sits next to his mother's chair

he studied in Florence

without equivocations or apologetic disguises

Antique Victorian 19th Century Walnut Oak Country Linen Book Press London 1860 Mid-Century Modern the interior of the trunkSOLD A good antique mahogany linen or book press by Tomas Bradford & Co, London & Manchester, circa 1860. The press having an upper frame with a large turned wooden screw with a turning handle that operates a platform to apply pressure to the press, the top of the turned screw with an acorn finial. The base of the press with a singe drawer with two bun shaped handles, the book press is raised on four square legs. The press is indistinctly signed on