Sale 5540
Paris
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4 - 5 March 2008
Price realised
EUR 688
Estimate
MIROIR DE STYLE LOUIS XVI En bois sculpté et doré, le fronton orné d'une colonne surmontée d'épis de blé et de flèches, le cadre à décor de guirlande de lauriers 138 x 76 cm. (54¼ x 30 in.)
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