Sale 5089
London, South Kensington
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13 November 2007
Price realised
GBP 10,625
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A REGENCY MAHOGANY LIBRARY TABLE BY GILLOWS, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY The reeded leather-lined top with D-shaped ends and two ratchetted reading slopes above a panelled frieze with two drawers to each side, on bulbous turned and reeded standard supports joined by a turned stretcher and with scrolled foliate legs with castors, two drawers stamped GILLOWS LANCASTER 30in. (77cm.) high; 60in. (153cm.) wide; 36in. (91cm.) deep
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A related desk, though on turned reeded legs, was sold Christie's, London, 6 July, 2000, lot 88.
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