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    Sale 7710

    19th Century Furniture, Sculpture, Works of Art and Ceramics Including Property from The Palazzo of a Milanese Noble Family

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    19 March 2009

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    • A PAIR OF FRENCH GILTWOOD FAUT
    Lot 161

    A PAIR OF FRENCH GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS A LA REINE

    LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 5,625

    Estimate

    GBP 3,000 - GBP 5,000

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    A PAIR OF FRENCH GILTWOOD FAUTEUILS A LA REINE
    LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
    Of generous proportions, each with foliate-carved channelled frame, on cabriole legs, upholstered in gold ground floral silk damask (2)

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    THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR (LOTS 120-165)

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