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    28 March 2007

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    • A NORTH EUROPEAN BLACK AND GIL
    Lot 176

    A NORTH EUROPEAN BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED COMMODE

    GERMAN OR DUTCH, LATE 18TH FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY, LARGELY REDECORATED

    Price realised

    USD 9,600

    Estimate

    USD 4,000 - USD 6,000

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    A NORTH EUROPEAN BLACK AND GILT-JAPANNED COMMODE
    GERMAN OR DUTCH, LATE 18TH FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY, LARGELY REDECORATED
    The serpentine top decorated with birds and flowers above four conforming drawers with decorated peopled landscapes with pagodas and trees, with a printed white paper label to the upper left back corner inscribed 'ABB 8 299'
    33½ in. (85 cm.) high, 37½ in. (195 cm.) wide, 20½ in. (52 cm.) deep

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