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EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU AND BRONZE-MOUNTED MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLES
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each with later Egyptian granito rosso antico rectangular top above a frieze drawer, on square legs with caryatids headed by floral wreaths, with mirrored back and solid plinth, partially remounted, restorations, the drawer and upper platform in oak and restored, the carcase and one backboard in poplar, the other backboard in walnut and replaced
34¾ in. (88 cm.) high; 37¾ in. (96 cm.) wide; 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) deep (2)
EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Each with later Egyptian granito rosso antico rectangular top above a frieze drawer, on square legs with caryatids headed by floral wreaths, with mirrored back and solid plinth, partially remounted, restorations, the drawer and upper platform in oak and restored, the carcase and one backboard in poplar, the other backboard in walnut and replaced
34¾ in. (88 cm.) high; 37¾ in. (96 cm.) wide; 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) deep (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale [Property of a German Gentleman], Sotheby's Amsterdam, 11 April 2006, lot 132.
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