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    Christie's Interiors - Oak Edition

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    20 May 2008

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    • AN ENGLISH OAK GATE-LEG TABLE
    Lot 30

    AN ENGLISH OAK GATE-LEG TABLE

    EARLY 18TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 2,375

    Estimate

    GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,500

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    AN ENGLISH OAK GATE-LEG TABLE
    EARLY 18TH CENTURY
    With two frieze drawers and shaped frieze and spiral twist legs
    27½ in. (70 cm.) high; 53½ in. (136 cm.) extended; 44 in. (112 cm.) deep

    Provenance

    A receipt dated 1965 is with the table. It was purchased from Harrogate dealer Frank Shaftoe for £68.

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    No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
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