Sale 5602
Paris
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29 September 2010
Price realised
EUR 4,000
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
COMMODE D'EPOQUE RESTAURATION TRAVAIL DU SECOND QUART DU XIXEME SIECLE En placage d'érable moucheté et incrustation d'amarante, dessus de marbre bleu turquin restauré, à décor de rinceaux, ouvrant par quatre tiroirs Hauteur: 91,5 cm. (36 in.) ; Largeur: 124,5 (49 in.) ; Profondeur: 56,5 cm. (22¼ in.)
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