Sale 10647
London, South Kensington
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20 May 2015
PROPERTY OF A LADY
Price realised
GBP 4,375
Estimate
A REGENCY MAHOGANY BOOKCASE EARLY 19TH CENTURY In three parts, the upper section with a total of twelve adjustable shelves behind astragal glazed doors, the lower section with three cupboard doors enclosing three further adjustable shelves, restorations 100.5 in. (255 cm.) high; 88 in. (224 cm.) wide approx; 25 ¼ in. (65 cm.) deep
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Pre-Lot Text
The artistic director of The Grange Festival — a month-long staging of opera in the south of England — selects favourite works from Christie’s Classic Week in London
Orlando Rock, Chairman of Christie’s UK, and Robert Copley, International Head of Furniture, on the telltale techniques of Britain’s greatest furniture-maker
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