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    Italian Banks of Distinction

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    13 November 2007

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    • AN ITALIAN WALNUT CASSONE
    Lot 3

    AN ITALIAN WALNUT CASSONE

    18TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 938

    Estimate

    GBP 800 - GBP 1,200

    This lot is offered without a reserve

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    AN ITALIAN WALNUT CASSONE
    18TH CENTURY
    The hinged lid with a lapetted edge, the panelled front flanked by standing figures within moulded stiles on a moulded plinth and later bracket feet
    20in. (51cm.) high; 51in. (131cm.) wide; 18in. (46cm.) deep

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