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LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Details
A North African walnut and parquetry writing table**
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Decorated en suite with the previous lots, the rectangular hinged top opening to reveal a green felt-lined writing surface, an inkwell holder, letter holder and four short drawers, supported on four straight legs joined by a 'U'-form stretcher, signed B Galver on the underside
Closed: 29¾ in. (75.6 cm.) high; 21¼ in. (54 cm.) wide; 22¾ in. (62.9 cm.) deep
Late 19th/Early 20th Century
Decorated en suite with the previous lots, the rectangular hinged top opening to reveal a green felt-lined writing surface, an inkwell holder, letter holder and four short drawers, supported on four straight legs joined by a 'U'-form stretcher, signed B Galver on the underside
Closed: 29¾ in. (75.6 cm.) high; 21¼ in. (54 cm.) wide; 22¾ in. (62.9 cm.) deep
Provenance
Mulay 'Abdu'l-Hafiz, Sultan of Morocco (1908-1912), thence by descent.
Sold Christie's East, 26 October 1993, lot 444 ($6,900).
Sold Christie's East, 26 October 1993, lot 444 ($6,900).
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endangered Species.
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