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19TH/20TH CENTURY
Details
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY BIBLIOTHEQUES
19TH/20TH CENTURY
95 in. (241.5 cm.) high, 64 in. (163 cm.) wide, 16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) deep
19TH/20TH CENTURY
95 in. (241.5 cm.) high, 64 in. (163 cm.) wide, 16 ¾ in. (42.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Segoura, Paris.
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