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    Sale 5789

    Nineteenth Century Furniture & WoA

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    15 May 1997

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    Lot 30

    A French ormolu-mounted tulipwood and marquetry commode

    IN THE LOUIS XV STYLE, LATE 19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 2,530

    Estimate

    GBP 1,500 - GBP 2,000

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    A French ormolu-mounted tulipwood and marquetry commode
    In the Louis XV Style, Late 19th Century
    Of bombé outline, the serpentine-shaped red marble top above a pair of drawers inlaid sans traverse with flowers, with foliate-cast handles, the sides also with inlaid flowers, on square-shaped legs headed by acanthus on scrolled foliate-cast sabots
    49 in. (124 cm.) wide; 37 in. (94 cm.) high; 21½ in. (54.5 cm.) deep

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