Sale 1500
New York
|
15 April 2005
Price realised
USD 31,200
Estimate
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY WRITING-TABLE IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE, CIRCA 1775 The rectangular green-leather-lined top above three frieze drawers, with sham drawers to the reverse over square tapering fluted legs ending in block feet, pulls probably original 31 in. (79 cm.) high, 58 in. (147 cm.) wide, 27½ in. (70 cm.) deep
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Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. BERNARD BRESLAUER (LOTS 19-26A)
As the world mourns the death of the the Bulgarian-born artist, we look back on a 2018 interview with Christie’s in which he reviewed his extraordinary career
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