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    Sale 1455

    THE DORIS DUKE COLLECTION

    New York

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    3 - 5 June 2004

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    • AN ENGLISH FIGURED-WALNUT PEDE
    Lot 424

    AN ENGLISH FIGURED-WALNUT PEDESTAL DESK

    POSSIBLY INCORPORATING SOME EARLIER ELEMENTS

    Price realised

    USD 16,730

    Estimate

    USD 8,000 - USD 12,000

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    AN ENGLISH FIGURED-WALNUT PEDESTAL DESK
    POSSIBLY INCORPORATING SOME EARLIER ELEMENTS
    The rectangular leather-lined top above a plain frieze fitted with a drawer at both sides, the kneehole flanked by two tiers of three drawers on bracket feet, restorations to veneer, central drawer to back inscribed in blue chalk 2996/1
    29½ in. (75 cm.) high, 59½ in. (151 cm.) wide, 36 in. (91 cm.) deep

    Provenance

    with Arthur S. Vernay, New York, 20 October 1940 ($5,800).

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    Special Notice

    Christie's is selling all lots in this sale as agent for an organization which holds a State of New York Exempt Organization certificate. Seller explicitly reserves all trademark and trade name rights and rights of privacy and publicity in the name and image of Doris Duke. No buyer of any property in this sale will acquire any right to use the Doris Duke name or image. Seller further explicitly reserves all copyright rights in designs or other copyrightable works included in the property offered for sale. No buyer of any property in the sale will acquire the rights to reproduce, distribute copies of, or prepare derivative works of such designs or copyrightable works.


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