EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A NORTH GERMAN WALNUT, EBONISED AND PARCEL-GILT PEDESTAL CABINET
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The circular removable upper display plinth above an ash-lined drawer with lion-mask above a door enclosing two pine shelves, on a moulded foot and rectangular plinth with an ash and pine-lined drawer, with mother-of-pearl escutcheons
55¾ in. (141.5 cm.) high; 25 in. (63.5 cm.) wide; 19¼ in. (49 cm.) deep

Special notice

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Lot Essay

This column was used to display clocks and objects in Jeremy's London showroom. The Hills were asked many times if it was for sale, but resisted all attempts to sell it, as it served as the perfect display pedestal.

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