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Auction date Thursday 15 April 2021
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Viewing
Monday 12th April 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 13th April 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 14th April 10am - 4pm
Dewlish House, Dewlish, Dorset, DT2 7NF

Auction
Thursday 15th April at 10.30am
Duke's, Brewery Square, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1GA

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Total lots: 439

AN IRISH REGENCY MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS,
Lot 364 Sold
AN IRISH REGENCY MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS,
the rectangular top above an arrangement of two short and three long graduated drawers with lion-mask ring-drop handles, on bracket feet, 94cm wide
Hammer price: £190
Estimate: £200 - £400
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A GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR,
Lot 365 Sold
A GILTWOOD OVERMANTEL MIRROR,
the rectangular plate surmounted by a Dutch school oil on panel of a man o'war, within a diaper and scroll surround, 77cm high x 88cm wide
Hammer price: £950
Estimate: £200 - £400
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AN OAK WARDROBE
Lot 366 Sold
AN OAK WARDROBE
with panelled doors and four central drawers opening to fitted interior slides, surmounted by a moulded pediment, 200cm high x 98cm wide
Hammer price: £320
Estimate: £100 - £200
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A MAHOGANY TALL CHEST OF DRAWERS,
Lot 367 Sold
A MAHOGANY TALL CHEST OF DRAWERS,
19th century, the moulded top above two short and four long graduated drawers with brass swan-neck handles and oval key escutcheons, on bracket feet, 103cm wide x 52cm deep x 115cm high
Hammer price: £420
Estimate: £200 - £400
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A VICTORIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY LOO TABLE,
Lot 368 Sold
A VICTORIAN WALNUT AND MARQUETRY LOO TABLE,
the oval quarter veneered top with marquetry decoration, on four turned and tapering columns and leaf-carved scroll legs, 134cm long x 98cm wide
Hammer price: £150
Estimate: £200 - £400
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A SET OF FIVE IRISH SHERATON STYLE INLAID MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS
Lot 369 Unsold
A SET OF FIVE IRISH SHERATON STYLE INLAID MAHOGANY DINING CHAIRS
with bar backs, stuff-over upholstered seats, on square tapering legs, 48cm
Estimate: £40 - £80
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A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY RENT TABLE
Lot 370 Unsold
A FINE GEORGE III MAHOGANY RENT TABLE
with a leather-lined hexagonal top over six drawers, apparently retaining the original gilt-brass, swan-neck handles and inlaid with numbered ivorine panels, the base with applied panels with re-entrant corners and incorporating a cupboard, on a moulded plinth base,
115cm x 132cm x 77.5cm high
Estimate: £10,000 - £15,000
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A FLORENTINE STYLE PIETRA DURA TABLE TOP
Lot 371 Sold
A FLORENTINE STYLE PIETRA DURA TABLE TOP
of 17th century design, filled with panels inlaid with colourful marbles depicting birds, sprays of flowers and fruit,
69cm x 99cm
Hammer price: £1,900
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
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A LATE REGENCY CREAM AND PARCEL-GILT CHAISE LONGUE
Lot 372 Sold
A LATE REGENCY CREAM AND PARCEL-GILT CHAISE LONGUE
of Grecian form, with a reeded frame, on sabre legs with brass toe-caps and casters,
205cm long
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE OYSTER WALNUT AND FLORAL MARQUETRY SIDE TABLE,
Lot 373 Sold
A WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE OYSTER WALNUT AND FLORAL MARQUETRY SIDE TABLE,
the top with a bold ebonised reel-moulded border over a single drawer with an ivory escutcheon, on a bobbin-turned base joined by a shaped "X"-form stretcher, 82cm high x 98cm wide x 60cm deep
Hammer price: £1,200
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A GEORGE II BLACK JAPANNED CHINOISERIE COFFER
Lot 374 Sold
A GEORGE II BLACK JAPANNED CHINOISERIE COFFER
of rectangular form, with a hinged lid and a rectangular body decorated in shades of gilt with Oriental birds, flowers sprouting from rockwork and figures on a black ground, the original brass escutcheon engraved with flowers and foliage,
113cm wide x 60cm deep x 57.5cm high
Hammer price: £1,700
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS,
Lot 375 Unsold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS,
the upper part with projecting dentil cornice over two panelled doors enclosing trays, the lower part with two short and two long drawers, on splayed bracket feet, 220cm high x 120cm wide

Provenance: The Old Rectory, Langton Long, Near Blandford, Dorset.
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST ON CHEST
Lot 376 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST ON CHEST
the upper section with a moulded cornice over three graduated drawers and the base with three further graduated drawers, on shaped bracket feet, 170cm high x 102cm wide
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £700
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AN OAK REFECTORY TABLE,
Lot 377 Sold
AN OAK REFECTORY TABLE,
17th century, the planked top with cleated ends above an arcaded frieze, on twist legs joined by moulded stretchers and block feet,
150cm x 76cm

Provenance: The Old Rectory, Langton Long, near Blandford, Dorset.
Hammer price: £1,600
Estimate: £1,000 - £2,000
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A GEORGE II OAK AND FRUITWOOD BANDED ARCHITECTURAL CHEST ON CHEST,
Lot 378 Unsold
A GEORGE II OAK AND FRUITWOOD BANDED ARCHITECTURAL CHEST ON CHEST,
the upper section with an arrangement of six drawers retaining the original brass handles flanking a pair of pillars and a recessed cupboard with panelled doors opening to reveal an architectural interior with fluted pilasters, the base with three graduated drawers and on shaped bracket feet,
120cm wide x 51cm deep x 159cm high
Estimate: £800 - £1,600
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV MARQUETRY ENCOIGNURE
Lot 379 Sold
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV MARQUETRY ENCOIGNURE
each with a mottled marble top with a moulded edge over a door, each with a marquetry panel of…
Hammer price: £1,300
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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A PAIR OF BAROQUE GILTWOOD SIDE CHAIRS,
Lot 380 Unsold
A PAIR OF BAROQUE GILTWOOD SIDE CHAIRS,
the rectangular backs with armorial crestings surmounted by horned helms flanked by a leafy mantling, on scrolling front legs joined by an undulating "H"-stretcher,
126cm high x 43.5cm wide (2) (lacking the seats and the backs with remnants of the original under-upholstery filled with horsehair and straw (2)
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A "PAIR" OF WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE WALNUT ARM CHAIRS
Lot 381 Sold
A "PAIR" OF WILLIAM AND MARY STYLE WALNUT ARM CHAIRS
upholstered in heraldic dragon a leafy scroll material, with brass close nail borders, scroll arms with acanthus leaf terminals, on shaped legs terminating in scroll feet conjoined by wavy stretchers, 66cm wide
Hammer price: £500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
Lot 382 Sold
A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY HALL CHAIRS
of Hepplewhite design with fluted escutcheon-shaped backs over serpentine seats and a fluted frieze, on square moulded legs joined by stretchers,
46cm wide x 94.5cm high
Hammer price: £850
Estimate: £300 - £600
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A LARGE REGENCY GILTWOOD PIER MIRROR
Lot 383 Unsold
A LARGE REGENCY GILTWOOD PIER MIRROR
of architectural design, apparently retaining the original rectangular plate beneath an entablature of ribbon-tied palmettes enclosed by a beaded border and flanked by cluster columns headed by female classical masks,
152.5cm high x 92cm wide
Estimate: £800 - £1,500
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A CONTINENTAL GILTWOOD WALL MIRROR
Lot 384 Sold
A CONTINENTAL GILTWOOD WALL MIRROR
the rectangular mirror plate surmounted by a trefoil shaped top, decorated with carved c-scrolls and foliage, 108cm high
Hammer price: £450
Estimate: £100 - £200
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A MATCHED PAIR OF WALNUT PIER MIRRORS
Lot 385 Unsold
A MATCHED PAIR OF WALNUT PIER MIRRORS
18th century, possibly Scandinavian,each with bevelled two piece plate within a frame of shaped arched form, with pierced giltwood cresting carved with a swagged urn,110cm high x 52cm wide

Provenance: The Old Rectory, Langton Long, Near Blandford, Dorset.
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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A GEORGE II WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS
Lot 386 Unsold
A GEORGE II WALNUT CHEST OF DRAWERS
with a quarter veneered and crossbanded top over a brushing slide and an arrangement of two short and three long drawers flanked by fluted and canted angles, on bracket feet, 93cm wide
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500
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A PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL,
Lot 387 Unsold
A PAIR OF LOUIS XV STYLE GILTWOOD FAUTEUIL,
the cartouche-shaped backs with serpentine seats, scroll arms and foliate cresting, on square tapering legs and toupie feet, upholstered in champagne silk and diaper pattern material,
66cm wide (2)
Estimate: £400 - £800
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AN IMPORTANT QUEEN ANNE PIER MIRROR
Lot 388 Sold
AN IMPORTANT QUEEN ANNE PIER MIRROR
with three bevelled plates in an arched frame with a verre eglomise border in red and gilt decorated with leafy strapwork, in a simple moulded gilt wood frame carved with a repeating pattern of foliage and formalised scrollwork,
230cm high x 109cm wide
Hammer price: £50,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
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A CHARLES II OAK ARMCHAIR
Lot 389 Sold
A CHARLES II OAK ARMCHAIR
late 17th century, with baluster and block-turned frame, needlework upholstered back, arms and squab cushion, 106cm high x 68cm wide
Hammer price: £1,800
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A VICTORIAN CONVERSATION SETTEE
Lot 390 Sold
A VICTORIAN CONVERSATION SETTEE
of trefoil form, with deep button floral upholstery and fringed border, on turned legs terminating in castors, approximately 130cm wide
Hammer price: £700
Estimate: £200 - £400
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A CHARLES II OAK ARMCHAIR
Lot 391 Sold
A CHARLES II OAK ARMCHAIR
basically late 17th century, with scroll arms, on turned legs and stretchers, needlework upholstered seat, back and squab cushion, 63cm wide x 97cm high
Hammer price: £1,500
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A CHARLES II OAK GATELEG TABLE
Lot 392 Unsold
A CHARLES II OAK GATELEG TABLE
basically late 17th century, with "D-shaped drop flaps and single end drawer with brass bail drop handle, on twist legs and stretchers, 130cm wide x 168cm long
Estimate: £200 - £400
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A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CORNER ARMCHAIR
Lot 393 Unsold
A GEORGE II MAHOGANY CORNER ARMCHAIR
with two vase-shaped splats, drop-in seat and front cabriole leg carved with leaves, 75cm wide

Provenance: The Old Rectory, Langton Long, Near Blandford, Dorset.
Estimate: £200 - £300
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A GEORGE III ELM DOUGH BIN
Lot 394 Sold
A GEORGE III ELM DOUGH BIN
of conventional form with a lift-off lid over a tapering body, with a shaped frieze and on splayed faceted legs, 92cm wide x 48cm deep x 74.5cm high
Hammer price: £380
Estimate: £300 - £500
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A DUTCH EAST INDIES HARDWOOD COFFER,
Lot 395 Sold
A DUTCH EAST INDIES HARDWOOD COFFER,
18th century, with brass mounts and a conforming pierced brass escutcheon plate, the rectangular…
Hammer price: £550
Estimate: £500 - £1,000
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A GEORGE III OAK SERVANTS TABLE
Lot 396 Unsold
A GEORGE III OAK SERVANTS TABLE
with a hinged rectangular three-plank top supported on a pull-out mechanism with drop-down legs, on four square legs with a chamfered inner edge, 139cm x 167cm open x 75cm high
Estimate: £400 - £700
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A BAROQUE TORTOISESHELL AND EBONISED COLLECTORS CABINET
Lot 397 Sold
A BAROQUE TORTOISESHELL AND EBONISED COLLECTORS CABINET
inlaid with geometric pewter stringing, with a pair of hinged doors inlaid with lozenge-shaped panels with conforming inlaid bone centres opening to reveal an architectural interior with an arrangement of drawers surrounding a recess with a simulated tile floor, the mirrored sides with rectangular panels in ripple-moulded frames,
51.5cm wide x 31cm deep x 41cm high
Hammer price: £480
Estimate: £400 - £600
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A GOOD PAIR OF VICTORIAN LADY'S AND GENTLEMAN'S ARMCHAIRS,
Lot 398 Sold
A GOOD PAIR OF VICTORIAN LADY'S AND GENTLEMAN'S ARMCHAIRS,
the carved semi-arched and upholstered backs above carved scroll fronted arms and seats, supported on turned legs terminating in brass castors (2)

Provenance: Sheppards Durrow, Ireland, auction September 1990.
The Old Rectory, Langton Long, near Blandford, Dorset.
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £400 - £600
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AN IMPORTANT GEORGE III MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLE
Lot 399 Unsold
AN IMPORTANT GEORGE III MAHOGANY CONSOLE TABLE
in the manner of Thomas Chippendale, with a rectangular top over a tongue and dart frieze with turned bosses at intervals, on fluted square tapering legs ending in block feet, 168cm wide x 77.5cm deep x 86.5cm high
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
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AN EARLY GEORGE III IRISH MAHOGANY SOFA
Lot 400 Sold
AN EARLY GEORGE III IRISH MAHOGANY SOFA
with a rectangular back and outswept arms, with eagles-head terminals and acanthus-carved supports, the frame carved with acanthus leaves with cartouches at intervals and joined by pierced "Chinese" fretwork stretchers, retaining the original recessed brass and leather-barrel castors,
133.5cm wide x 79.5cm deep x 97cm high
Hammer price: £4,000
Estimate: £6,000 - £10,000
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AN IMPORTANT ELIZABETH I OAK DRAW-LEAF REFECTORY TABLE,
Lot 401 Sold
AN IMPORTANT ELIZABETH I OAK DRAW-LEAF REFECTORY TABLE,
the rectangular top with pull-out leaves below and a carved strap work apron on four stop-fluted column legs joined by moulded stretchers,
434cm extended (217cm closed) x 87cm wide x 88cm high (closed)

Provenance: By tradition Owlpen Manor, Stroud, Gloucestershire and removed to Owlpen House in 1848, until sold by the family.
Private collection

This monumental oak refectory table survives in remarkably untouched condition retaining both the original top and stretchers.
Hammer price: £38,000
Estimate: £25,000 - £40,000
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AN IMPORTANT GEORGE III SERPENTINE MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
Lot 402 Sold
AN IMPORTANT GEORGE III SERPENTINE MAHOGANY SIDE TABLE
in the manner of Robert Adam, the shallow top with a moulded edge over a band of fluting with inlaid oval satinwood patera at intervals, on turned tapering fluted legs headed by curved panels inlaid with upright oval satinwood fan paterae and ending in "spool" feet.
181 cm wide x 55.5cm deep x 93cm high

Provenance: By tradition, Althorp, Northamptonshire, the home of the Earl and Countess Spencer.
A comparable table is illustrated in the "Dictionary of English Furniture" by Ralph Edwards.
Hammer price: £8,500
Estimate: £8,000 - £12,000
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A LATE REGENCY TALL MAHOGANY BOW FRONT CHEST,
Lot 403 Unsold
A LATE REGENCY TALL MAHOGANY BOW FRONT CHEST,
the caddy top above three graduated drawers with lion mask ring drop handles, on splay bracket feet, 92cm wide
Estimate: £200 - £400
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A EMPIRE MAHOGANY SIDE CABINET,
Lot 404 Sold
A EMPIRE MAHOGANY SIDE CABINET,
circa 1815, in the Egyptian style, with a well-figured rectangular top over a dentilled moulding…
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
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A LATE REGENCY ROSEWOOD WORKTABLE
Lot 405 Unsold
A LATE REGENCY ROSEWOOD WORKTABLE
the top with D-shaped ends and brass three-quarter gallery, single frieze drawer with floral painted workbag below, on baluster supports and sledge base, 74cm high x 76cm wide x 41cm deep
Estimate: £50 - £100
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A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BEDSIDE TABLE
Lot 406 Sold
A GEORGE III MAHOGANY BEDSIDE TABLE
incorporating a commode, with a hinged lid and two simulated drawers enclosing the fitted interior with a ceramic pan and a turned wood lid, over a further simulated drawer and a real drawer, on shaped bracket feet,
65cm wide x 50cm deep x 78cm high
Hammer price: £300
Estimate: £200 - £400
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A GEORGE III FRUITWOOD ELBOW CHAIR
Lot 407 Unsold
A GEORGE III FRUITWOOD ELBOW CHAIR
of Chippendale design, the tall back with a pierced baluster splat over a floral tapestry drop-in seat, with outscroll arms, on square chamfered legs joined by moulded stretchers,
72.5cm x 107.5cm
Estimate: £300 - £500
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A LOUIS XV WALNUT SIDE TABLE
Lot 408 Unsold
A LOUIS XV WALNUT SIDE TABLE
Mid-18th century, the serpentine rectangular Siena marble top, above a pierced foliate frieze, on cabriole legs and inscrolled feet, the back rail with printed label 'Robert V. Cooke F.R.C.S. / Litfield House / Clifton, Bristol, No. I'

Provenance: Acquired by Victor Cooke in the 1930's or 1940's and by descent to Sir Robin Cooke, Athelhampton House, Dorset.

Recorded in an article on Athelhampton published in "The Connoisseur", May 1968.
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
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AN IMPORTANT GEORGE III POLYCHROME DECORATED BLUE GROUND AND PARCEL GILT CABINET ON STAND
Lot 409 Unsold
AN IMPORTANT GEORGE III POLYCHROME DECORATED BLUE GROUND AND PARCEL GILT CABINET ON STAND
attributed to Mayhew & Ince, circa 1775, the decoration attributed to Antonio Zucchi, with a galleried breakfront top decorated with foliage, the front panel painted with Euryclea being awakened by Penelope with the news of Ulysses' return beneath a laurel-swagged urn and a grisaille medallion of Cupid above crossed palms tied with ribbon, flanked on each side by an oval panel painted en grisaille of a classical lady within wreathes tied with red ribbon
the stand with two panels painted with trophies of war, on turned beaded and fluted tapering legs…
Estimate: £20,000 - £40,000
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A GEORGE II GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLE
Lot 410 Sold
A GEORGE II GILTWOOD CONSOLE TABLE
in the manner of William Kent, with a breche violette marble top with canted corners and projecting rectangular ears at the back, over a frieze carved with stylised acanthus leaves and scrolls and a band of fluting, on acanthus-carved "S"-scroll front legs set at an angle carved with entrelac and scale-work ending in knurled toes and moulded block feet,
122cm wide x 64cm deep x 80.5cm high

Provenance: Probably acquired at auction in London by the late Anthony Boyden in the 1960's or 1970's.
Provenance: Probably acquired at auction in London by the late Anthony Boyden in the 1960's or 1970…
Hammer price: £40,000
Estimate: £20,000 - £30,000
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A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS,
Lot 411 Sold
A LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY CHEST OF DRAWERS,
the rectangular top over a brushing slide and four graduated drawers, apparently retaining the original circular pressed brass handles, on shaped bracket feet,
79cm wide x 55.5cm deep x 81cm high
Hammer price: £400
Estimate: £300 - £500
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Total lots: 439

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