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Lot 178 · Carpets, Decorative Objects and Furniture

With a Green Tooled Leather Top Above a Frieze with Two Drawers on Slender Ring-Turned Legs with Brass Castors, Restorations --36In.(92cm.) Wide

An Early Victorian Mahogany Writing Table

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Estimate
£200–£300 hammer ≈ $326–$489
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — CARPETS, DECORATIVE OBJECTS AND FURNITURE, London (South Kensington) · 12 August 1998
Record ID
TB-2026-6654593
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An Early Victorian Mahogany Writing Table, WITH A GREEN TOOLED LEATHER TOP ABOVE A FRIEZE WITH TWO DRAWERS ON SLENDER RING-TURNED LEGS WITH BRASS CASTORS, RESTORATIONS --36IN.(92CM.) WIDE. Christie's, 12 Aug 1998, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6654593.

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An Early Victorian Mahogany Writing Table, WITH A GREEN TOOLED LEATHER TOP ABOVE A FRIEZE WITH TWO DRAWERS ON SLENDER RING-TURNED LEGS WITH BRASS CASTORS, RESTORATIONS --36IN.(92CM.) WIDE. Christie's, 12 Aug 1998, lot 178. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6654593.

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