Sale 5201
London, South Kensington
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27 November 2007
Price realised
GBP 4,375
Estimate
A MATCHED PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY LADY'S CHEVAL SERPENTINE WRITING TABLES SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY Each with a three quarter gallery and rising screen,fitted with a drawer and a false drawer to either side on cabriole legs joined by a concave undertier, restorations 28½in. (72.5cm.) high; 25¼in. (64cm.) wide; 16½in. (42cm.) deep; 28¾in. (73cm.) high; 23in. (58.5cm.) wide; 14½in. (37cm.) deep (2)
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF AN ESTATE (LOTS 267-285)
New York-based interior designer Brian J. McCarthy thought he might sell this vase to a client. But then he fell in love with it…
Specialist Will Strafford looks at some of the key names of the period, from Boulle to Riesener, Carlin, Cressent and Vandercruse
Over 45 years, the London-based dealer has made his name as a purveyor of eclectic objects from an array of world cultures and historical periods
Thomas Girtin, who died aged just 27, was a friend of J.M.W. Turner — and regarded by many as more gifted. Specialist Harriet Drummond tells us why