Sale 6426
London
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22 March 2001
Price realised
GBP 4,935
Estimate
A French ormolu-mounted hardwood vitrine In the Chinese Style, By Gabriel Viardot, Circa 1880 Surmounted by a shaped pediment centred to the front by a dragon, above a glazed door, the velvet-lined interior comprising a block of three shelves, the upper section supported by a dragon-bracket, above two lower adjustable shelves, each side with a glazed panel, above a pierced serpentine apron, signed to the right G. Viardot, on four scroll feet 68 in. (173 cm.) high; 39 in. (99 cm.) wide; 17¼ in. (44 cm.) deep
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