Sale 2776
New York
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9 October 2013
Price realised
USD 9,375
Estimate
AN EARLY LOUIS XV WHITE PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT CONSOLE TABLE CIRCA 1730, POSSIBLY SOUTHERN FRENCH The rouge royal marble top above a pierced rocaille frieze on scrolled foliate legs 35 in. (89 cm.) high, 66½ in. (169 cm.) wide, 29 in. (74 cm.) deep
Provenance
Akram Ojjeh; Christie's, Monaco, 11 December 1999, lot 22.
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