Sale 7574
London
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24 April 2008
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN (LOTS 121-125)
Price realised
GBP 8,125
Estimate
A PAIR OF MID-VICTORIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED WALNUT, BURR WALNUT AND EBONISED MARQUETRY BREAKFRONT SIDE CABINETS CIRCA 1870 Each with a shaped rectangular top above a frieze with floral marquetry, above a door incorporating an ebony marquetry panel, enclosing a maroon velvet-lined interior with one shelf, flanked by two doors each with an arched glazed panel enclosing two maroon velvet-lined shelves, on a shaped plinth 42 in. (106.5 cm.) high; 72¼ in. (183.5 cm.) wide; 15½ in. (39.5 cm.) deep (2)
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