Sale 5746
London, South Kensington
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20 - 21 January 2009
Price realised
GBP 3,250
Estimate
A CHARLES II OAK TWIN-PANEL CHEST CIRCA 1680 Of small size, with plank lid, foliate lunette frieze and gouged detail to uprights 21¾ in. (55 cm.) high; 25½ in. (65 cm.) wide; 12½ in. (32 cm.) deep
Provenance
William D. Fripp Collection, Clifton, Bristol. Purchased by Roger Warner at John E. Pritchard & Co's sale on 12 July 1956.
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The Fripp Collection sold over many days and was described by Roger Warner as 'the largest collection of oak fragments and bygones I have ever seen together...'.
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