Sale 9614
New York
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29 - 30 March 2001
Price realised
USD 4,700
Estimate
A PAIR OF ITALIAN ROCOCO STYLE WALNUT GROTTO CHAIRS Late 19th/Early 20th Century Each with scalloped shell-form back and seat with outcurving dolphin-form arms above rocaille-carved tapering legs and scrolled feet (2)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Christie's New York, 25 September 1997, lot 354 ($4,830).
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