Sale 1396
New York
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13 - 14 July 2004
Price realised
USD 3,824
Estimate
A PAIR OF LOUIS XVI GRAY-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT FAUTEUILS, CIRCA 1780, bearing the yellow chalk inventory number 39321 and another upholstery tag OCT 5 1962, each also inscribed in black ink with the inventory number 3539
Provenance
French and Company, New York.
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Pre-Lot Text
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