Sale 7860
London, South Kensington
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7 January 1998
Price realised
GBP 1,092
Estimate
A Victorian walnut inlaid loo table the oval quarter-veneered top with moulded edge, on four turned fluted column supports centred by leaf-carved finial, on foliate-capped downswept legs with acanthus scroll feet and castors -- 53in. (135cm.) wide See Illustration
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