A WILLIAM & MARY OLIVEWOOD OYSTER-VENEERED AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY CHEST
A WILLIAM & MARY OLIVEWOOD OYSTER-VENEERED AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY CHEST
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A WILLIAM & MARY OLIVEWOOD OYSTER-VENEERED AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY CHEST

LATE 17TH CENTURY

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A WILLIAM & MARY OLIVEWOOD OYSTER-VENEERED AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY CHEST
LATE 17TH CENTURY
Crossbanded overall, the top inlaid with geometric panels of birds and serpents within scrolling foliage, above two short and three long similarly-decorated graduated drawers, on later oak bun feet, the metalwork later
34 ¼ in. (87 cm.) high; 38 in. (96.5 cm.) wide; 22 ¾ in. (58 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 4 February 1998, lot 123.
Special notice
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

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