Sale 2455
New York
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21 - 22 June 2011
Price realised
USD 4,000
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A GEORGE III LIME-WASHED BEECHWOOD SETTEE, CIRCA 1770 36in. (91.5cm.) high, 84in. (213.5cm.) wide, 23in. (58.5cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 16 April 1998, lot 31.
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This lot is offered without reserve.
Saleroom Notice
Please note the correct sale date in provenance should be 1998, not 1988.
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