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LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
A pair of North African walnut and parquetry bedsteads**
Late 19th Century
Each decorated allover with geometric designs, inlaid with various woods and ivory, with an arched rectangular panelled headboard with turned finials, with a similarly panelled offset footboard, with similarly-decorated rails, on bun feet
62¼ in. (158 cm.) high; 53 in. (134.6 cm.) wide; 84 in. (213.5 cm.) long (2)
Late 19th Century
Each decorated allover with geometric designs, inlaid with various woods and ivory, with an arched rectangular panelled headboard with turned finials, with a similarly panelled offset footboard, with similarly-decorated rails, on bun feet
62¼ in. (158 cm.) high; 53 in. (134.6 cm.) wide; 84 in. (213.5 cm.) long (2)
Provenance
Mulay 'Abdu'l-Hafiz, Sultan of Morocco (1908-1912), thence by descent.
Sold Christie's East, 26 October 1993, lot 450 ($16,100).
Sold Christie's East, 26 October 1993, lot 450 ($16,100).
Special notice
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