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LATE 19TH CENTURY
Details
A North African walnut and parquetry etagere**
Late 19th Century
Decorated en suite with the previous lot, the rectangular top with a three-quarter gallery above three frieze drawers, above a tier with a mirrored back over two short drawers, one side with a panelled cupboard door decorated with a latticework arch and Arabic inscription, the other side with an arched latticework colonnade, on four turned supports joined by a conforming three-quarter gallery
57½ in. (146.1 cm.) high; 24¾ in. (62.9 cm.) wide; 12¼ in (31.1 cm.) deep
Late 19th Century
Decorated en suite with the previous lot, the rectangular top with a three-quarter gallery above three frieze drawers, above a tier with a mirrored back over two short drawers, one side with a panelled cupboard door decorated with a latticework arch and Arabic inscription, the other side with an arched latticework colonnade, on four turned supports joined by a conforming three-quarter gallery
57½ in. (146.1 cm.) high; 24¾ in. (62.9 cm.) wide; 12¼ in (31.1 cm.) deep
Provenance
Mulay 'Abdu'l-Hafiz, Sultan of Morocco (1908-1912), thence by descent.
Sold Christie's East, 26 October 1993, lot 443 ($17,250).
Sold Christie's East, 26 October 1993, lot 443 ($17,250).
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
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