Sale 7388
London, South Kensington
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30 October 1996
Price realised
GBP 805
Estimate
A late Victorian mahogany bookcase with moulded cornice and a pair of glazed doors, above a pair of panelled cupboard doors, on plinth -- 44½in. (113cm.) wide
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