Sale 1633
New York
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7 - 8 March 2006
Price realised
USD 780
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A LOUIS XV PROVINCIAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONIZED SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT, THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ITALIAN, LATER EBONIZED, 52½ in. (133 cm.) high, 37½ in. (95 cm.) wide, 15 in. (38 cm.) deep
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