Sale 5327
London
|
23 May 2012
Price realised
GBP 10,000
Estimate
AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY SETTEE POSSIBLY BY GILLOWS, MID-19TH CENTURY The serpentine padded back, seat and scrolled foliate-carved arms upholstered in buttoned yellow floral damask, above a seat rail with gadrooned edge on acanthus-headed cabriole legs and scroll feet, stamped twice 'GILLOWS', later gadrooned edge to back 36 in. (91.5 cm.) high; 72 in. (183 cm.) wide; 29 in. (74 cm.) deep
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