Antique Victorian 19th Century Walnut Oak Country Linen Book Press London 1860 Sculpture Vinea studied at The Academy

Vinea studied at The Academy of Fine Arts in Florence and then worked as a designer of illustrated periodicals

bois satine and fruitwood marquetry games table

the vase is raised upon a circular foot bound with wrought iron with small iron disc decoration

the lamp freshly rewired

In lithography his interpretations of a young couple are neither abstract nor fully articulated

Antique Victorian 19th Century Walnut Oak Country Linen Book Press London 1860 Sculpture Vinea studied at The AcademySOLD 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