Sale 5201
London, South Kensington
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27 November 2007
THE PROPERTY OF AN ESTATE (LOTS 267-285)
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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