Sale 7388
London, South Kensington
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30 October 1996
Price realised
GBP 1,610
Estimate
A pair of grey-painted fauteuils of Louis XVI style, each upholstered in close-studded striped blue fabric, the padded back, arms sides and squab cushions on paterae-headed stop-fluted tapering legs, late 19th/early 20th century (2)
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