Sale 7610
London, South Kensington
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4 June 1997
Price realised
GBP 1,610
Estimate
A Victorian maple writing table by Holland & Sons, the rounded rectangular top above a frieze fitted with a drawer, on ring-turned legs terminating in brass caps and castors stamped Cope & Collinson
Provenance
Christie's House Sale, Croxteth Hall, Liverpool, 17 Sept. 1973, Lot 384 (part)
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