Sale 9386
New York
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31 March 2000
Price realised
USD 7,638
Estimate
A DUTCH ROCOCO BURR-WALNUT AND WALNUT ARMOIRE Late 18th/Early 19th Century The shaped molded cornice centered by scrolled rocaille cresting above a pair of shaped panelled doors, each centered top and bottom with rocaille carving, enclosing three shelves, on a bombé base with three graduated drawers, on ball-and-claw feet centering a shaped apron with scrolled rocaille cartouche at middle, the sides possibly reveneered, brasses replaced 94½in. (236.5cm.) high, 73in. (182.5cm.) wide, 24in. (60cm.) deep
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