Sale 9090
New York, Park Avenue
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30 March 1999
Price realised
USD 4,600
Estimate
A RESTAURATION ORMOLU-MOUNTED MAHOGANY DRESSING TABLE Circa 1825 The arched plate within a foliate mounted surround swiveling between a pair of columnar uprights headed by urn finials, the lower section with rectangular grey-veined white marble top above a frieze drawer with griffin and foliate mounts, the sides similarly mounted, over further columnar supports joined by an incurving undertier, partially remounted 55in. (140cm.) high, 29in. (73.5cm.) wide, 16in. (42cm.) deep
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