Sale 5074
Paris
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21 October 2003
Price realised
EUR 3,290
Estimate
BUREAU PLAT DE STYLE LOUIS XV En placage de bois de violette, ornementation de bronze ciselé et doré, dessus gainé de cuir rouge, de forme galbée, la ceinture ouvrant par cinq tiroirs, reposant sur des pieds galbés Hauteur: 78 cm. (30¾ in.), Largeur: 161 cm. (63½ in.), Profondeur: 85 cm. (33½ in.)
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Post Lot Text
A LOUIS XV STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED KINGWOOD BUREAU PLAT
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