Sale 5424
Paris
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31 May - 1 June 2006
Price realised
EUR 1,020
Estimate
PAIRE DE FAUTEUILS CONFORTABLES D'EPOQUE NAPOLEON III Recouverts de tissu de couleur prune, moitié rocking-chair Hauteur: 91 cm. (36 in.) (2)
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