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    Sale 5319

    Mobilier et Objets d'Art, Orfèvrerie, Céramiques Européennes et Art d'Asie

    Paris

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    11 - 12 April 2006

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    • BUREAU EN PENTE DE LA SECONDE
    Lot 82

    BUREAU EN PENTE DE LA SECONDE MOITIE DU XVIIIEME SIECLE

    TRAVAIL ITALIEN

    Price realised

    EUR 5,760

    Estimate

    EUR 2,500 - EUR 4,000

    This lot is offered without a reserve

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    BUREAU EN PENTE DE LA SECONDE MOITIE DU XVIIIEME SIECLE
    TRAVAIL ITALIEN
    En placage de bois de rose, frêne et bois fruitier, la partie supérieure amovible ouvrant par un abattant à décor marqueté de rinceaux et découvrant six tiroirs et quatre casiers, la partie inférieure ouvrant par un tiroir, reposant sur des pieds cambrés
    Hauteur: 99 cm. (39 in.), Largeur: 117 cm. (46 in.), Profondeur: 57 cm. (22½ in.)

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    Post Lot Text

    A SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY ITALIAN FRUITWOOD AND MARQUETRY BUREAU EN PENTE


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