Sale 5186
London, South Kensington
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3 July 2007
Price realised
GBP 1,320
Estimate
A VENETIAN LACCA POVERA, POLYCHROME AND GILT DECORATED BUREAU 19TH CENTURY Decorated throughout with figures among classical buildings and bucolic scenes and flowers, the fall front enclosing a drawer, and with further cushioned and serpentine drawers below 16in. (40cm.) high, 20in. (51cm.) wide, 14in. (36cm.) deep
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Pre-Lot Text
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
From applique and back splats to veneering and wingbacks, an essential glossary of furniture terms
Pierre Frey discusses his grandfather’s Parisian fabric house, his design philosophy and his picks from our Collector sale in New York
A tribute to the journalist, broadcaster and one of Christie’s great characters, who passed away this week
The art historian and writer Michael Peppiatt discusses his Spanish baroque table, on which he wrote two of his acclaimed books about Francis Bacon and life in Paris