Sale 4824
London
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12 - 14 October 1992
Price realised
GBP 209
Estimate
A MODERN CARVED PINE TWIN-LIGHT WALL APPLIQUÉ, the riband backplate modelled with shells and flowerheads 14in. (36cm.) wide; 37½in. (95cm.) high; 7in. (18cm.) deep
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