Antique Liberty & Co. Arts and Crafts Oak Mission Bookcase Display Cabinet 1905 Sold Paul Auguste Gagne was a

Paul Auguste Gagne was a sculptor active in Paris in the  to late 19th century

the rear of the shrine with a backplate with punch engraved decoration of a mandala

The case is of very good quality

now known as the Bellosguardo Foundation

He worked for various glass companies before joining the Daum glassworks in Nancy

Antique Liberty & Co. Arts and Crafts Oak Mission Bookcase Display Cabinet 1905 Sold Paul Auguste Gagne was aA good antique English oak bookcase display cabinet, likely designed by Leonard Wyburd (1865 1958), for Liberty & Co, London, circa 1905 The cabinet having a stepped cornice to the top, with large dentil corbel brackets below, the top part of the cabinet with two glass doors, enclosing three adjustable shelves allowing storage of books of all sizes, including very large format books. The base having two paneled cupboard doors, each with incised carved