Sale 2455
New York
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21 - 22 June 2011
Price realised
USD 3,750
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A GEORGE II WALNUT AND PARCEL-GILT MIRROR, CIRCA 1740, the reverse with an indistinct inscription and two signatures, each John... 58½in. (148.5cm.) high, 23¾in. (60.5cm.) wide
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