Sale 1883
New York
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1 - 3 October 2007
Price realised
USD 22,500
Estimate
A PAIR OF LIMED WOOD PAGODA FORM VITRINES, MID-20TH CENTURY, BY HELMUTH A. FOTH 72in. (183cm.) high (2)
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FURNISHINGS FROM A SPRECKELS FAMILY COMMISSION FOR CORONADO, CALIFORNIA (LOTS 409 - 426)
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