Sale 1285
New York
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17 October 2003
Price realised
USD 15,535
Estimate
A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY BOWFRONT SIDEBOARD Circa 1800, in the manner of Gillows The top with a line-inlaid edge and two central frieze drawers flanked by a deep drawer, previously with a liner, and a cupboard, raised on reeded turned and tapered legs, bearing a depository label to the reverse, G. Chaffey & Sons, Removers and Storage, Axminster, Devon, the handles replaced 37¼in. (95cm.) high, 72in. (183cm.) wide, 25¼in. (64cm.) deep
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK COLLECTOR (LOTS 229-231)
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With her high-piled ringlets, gold earrings and heavy black kohl, the woman portrayed in this funerary painting offers a glimpse of life almost 2,000 years ago