Sale 2414
New York
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21 January 2011
Price realised
USD 8,750
Estimate
A CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY SERPENTINE-FRONT CHEST-OF-DRAWERS MASSACHUSETTS OR RHODE ISLAND, 1780-1800 32 in. high, 40 in. wide, 23½ in. deep
Provenance
G.K.S. Bush, Washington, D.C.
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