Sale 7386
London
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26 January 2007
Price realised
GBP 3,480
Estimate
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY READING-CHAIR THIRD QUARTER 18TH CENTURY The yoke-shaped back with a ratcheted flap, the padded seat, back and arms covered in tan leather, on tapering sabre legs
Provenance
Purchased by the current owner from Norman Adams in 1971.
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