Sale 2504
New York
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15 April 2011
Price realised
USD 5,000
Estimate
AN AUSTRIAN PARCEL-GILT MAHOGANY AND EBONIZED CABINET PROBABLY VIENNA, CIRCA 1810 The pediment with egg-and-dart carved frieze above two pairs of oval glazed and ash lined paneled doors enclosing two adjustable shelves, the plinth raised on splayed bracket feet, the legs possibly later 74 in. (188 cm.) high; 46 in. (117 cm.) wide; 14¾ in. (37.5 cm.) deep
Provenance
Acquired from Bernd Goeckler, New York.
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