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CIRCA 1900
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A VICTORIAN POLYCHROME-PAINTED SATINWOOD, ROSEWOOD-CROSSBANDED AND EBONY-STRUNG BREAKFRONT BOOKCASE
CIRCA 1900
The upper section with astragal-glazed doors, enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with three frieze drawers, above cupboard doors on splayed feet
76 ¼ in. (193.5 cm.) high; 58 ¼ in. (148 cm.) wide; 15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1900
The upper section with astragal-glazed doors, enclosing adjustable shelves, the lower section with three frieze drawers, above cupboard doors on splayed feet
76 ¼ in. (193.5 cm.) high; 58 ¼ in. (148 cm.) wide; 15 ½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Mrs Jilly Williams, deposited with Langlois storage depositories, Jersey, 22 March 1955.
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