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    Sale 4955

    Carpets, Furniture and Decorative Objects

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    4 July 2006

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    • A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, SATINWO
    Lot 445

    A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, SATINWOOD AND CHEQUER STRUNG WRITING TABLE

    LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    GBP 1,320

    Estimate

    GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,800

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    A GEORGE III MAHOGANY, SATINWOOD AND CHEQUER STRUNG WRITING TABLE
    LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
    With a gilt-tooled green leather writing surface, the frieze drawer above slender tapering cabriole legs
    29½in. (75cm.) high, 35in. (89cm.) wide, 22¾in. (57.7cm.) deep

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    Pre-Lot Text

    THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

    Post Lot Text

    END OF THE SALE

    THE NEXT SALE OF OAK, COUNTRY FURNITURE AND WORKS OF ART WILL TAKE PLACE ON TUESDAY 11TH JULY 2006 AT 10.30AM


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