Sale 2374
New York
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11 June 2010
Price realised
USD 17,500
Estimate
A MATCHED PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY OPEN ARMCHAIRS CIRCA 1760 The associated 18th century gros and petit-point needlework depicting Venus in her shell or a bacchic procession, the molded legs joined by stretchers with associated caps and casters, variations to scale (2)
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