Sale 6782
London, South Kensington
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15 March 1995
Price realised
GBP 3,600
Estimate
A WILLIAM IV ROSEWOOD LIBRARY TABLE with bead decoration, the crossbanded top with two drawers and paterae decorated frieze, on foliate and scroll headed standard end supports joined by a reeded stretcher, on dual splayed legs terminating in paw feet -- 58in. (147cm.) wide, 27in. (69cm.) deep, 28½in. (72cm.) high
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