Sale 5461
Paris
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30 - 31 January 2007
Price realised
EUR 2,400
Estimate
PETIT CANAPE DU XVIIIEME SIECLE ITALIE En bois peint crème, rechampi et doré, mouluré et sculpté, à décor de feuilles d'acanthe, coquilles, fleurettes et croisillons, reposant sur des pieds cambrés terminés par des sabots d'acanthe, garniture de velours vert postérieure; petits éclats Hauteur: 105 cm. (41 3/8 in.), Largeur: 120 cm. (47¼ in.), Profondeur: 52 cm. (20½ in.)
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