Bookcase / Room Divider – Windsor / Giraffe Model – Ercol

This magnificent bookcase (or room divider) – windsor or “giraffe” model – in elm and solid beech dates from the middle of the century.

Beautifully designed and manufactured by lucian ercolani for ercol, one of the british furniture manufacturing giants of the 1950s.

This model is made up of three shelves, two of which are adjustable and a solid elm cabinet with superb grain and with flared legs in solid beech, this versatile piece is ideal in a living room, an entrance, an office or even a bedroom.

Designed by lucian ercolani, an italian designer and manufactured in high wycombe, buckinghamshire (uk), ercol furniture is synonymous with design, quality materials, craftsmanship and is built for longevity.

Dimensions: l 92 X d 41 X h 191 base h 17.5 cm storage with doors – l 74 X d 41 X h 42.5 model published by: ercol design: lucian ercolani origin: england period: 1950s materials: elm and beech proof of attribution: listed model – absence of marking restoration: fully checked and controlled this bookcase has been completely sanded and waxed (so as to keep the raw wood appearance) to protect and nourish the wood.

Condition: very good condition, note a slight mark on one of the shelves (see photos) weight: around 20 kg about: a classic of british design from the 1950s…

Based in england, the prestigious house ercol has been working with wood by hand for almost of a century: a true institution across the channel!
It was in 1920 that lucian ercolani, son of an italian immigrant in london, decided to found his own furniture factory.

Like his illustrious predecessors (thonet, fischel, köhn, etc.), lucian r ercolani works with curved wood, shaping it after it has been heated and humidified with steam.

Ref. : FD9X28U2