Lot 262
262
An amboyna and gilt metal mounted secretaire, late 19th 20th century
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more Property of the Late Helen Hayes gifted to her by the French dealer, decorator and designer Madeleine Castaing. Madelaine Castaing was and still is greatly admired by all major historical decorators for the remarkable interiors she created such as Jean Cocteau's house at Milly le Forêt. Helen Hayes, a fashion designer during the 1980's in Paris befriended Castaing and persuaded her to part with these pieces to form the decoration of her fashion house in the Avenue Montaigne.
An amboyna and gilt metal mounted secretaire, late 19th 20th century

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An amboyna and gilt metal mounted secretaire, late 19th 20th century
in the Empire style, with a pair of doors enclosing an arrangement of shelves, drawers and a central velvet lined cupboard, above a central drawer with a leather lined writing slide above a further pair of cupboard doors enclosing sliding trays - 37½in. (95cm.) wide, 60½in. (153.5cm.) high, 17¾in. (45cm.) deep
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

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