Sale 5424
Paris
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31 May - 1 June 2006
Price realised
EUR 1,200
Estimate
ARMOIRE DANS LE GOUT DE LA CHINE FIN DU XIXEME SIECLE En bois naturel mouluré et sculpté, ouvrant par deux vantaux et un tiroir dans la partie inférieure, à décor de feuilles de vigne, grappes de raisin et volutes, les poignées en bois sculpté, sommée d'un fronton sculpté et ajouré à décor d'une coquille et de grappes de raisin, reposant sur des pieds griffes enserrant une boule Hauteur: 224 cm. (88 1/8 in.), Largeur: 116 cm. (45¾ in.), Profondeur: 41 cm. (16 1/8 in.)
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A LATE 19TH CENTURY ARMOIRE
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