Sale 8688
London, South Kensington
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8 March 2000
Price realised
GBP 288
Estimate
A George III mahogany occasional table the rounded rectangular tilt top on a turned pedestal and three downswept leg with later turned feet, restorations -- 24½in. (62cm.) wide See Illustration
Provenance
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