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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:495
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:495
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:339
Date:16-Sep-2018
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A large pair of ormolu mounted porcelain vases, later 19th century, high shouldered baluster vases with broad necks in rich ink blue, with oriental style cast bronze rims, trailing dragon handles to the collar, and raised and pierced bases, impressed numerals and single letters underside, height 46 cm
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A Persian wool saddle bag, a traditional tribal Qashqai bag with a striped woven back, having a central hooked medallion and traditional type borders, in colours upon a cherry red field, length 122 cm, width 68 cm
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A Persian wool saddle bag, a traditional tribal Qashqai bag with a plain weave back, having a trio of patterned bands within various narrow geometric borders, in tan, chocolate black and cream colours with tassels, length 110 cm, width 62 cm
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A Persian wool saddle bag, a traditional tribal Qashqai bag, with a plain weave back, tassels and hooks with snowflake type motifs and text in deep blue and terracotta colours upon a cream field and enclosed by patterned borders, length 120 cm, width 63 cm
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A Persian wool saddle bag, a traditional tribal Qashqai bag, with a plain weave back, fringing and end tassels, with four star type motifs in grey and tangerine colours upon a russet field, surrounded by wide and narrow geometric borders in tan and tangerine colours, length 113 cm, width 46 cm
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A Persian wool saddle bag, a traditional tribal Qashqai bag with a broad stripe weave back, knotted tassel fringes and hooks, with a central star motif in deep blue and maroon colours upon a brown field, with patterned borders in muted blue and maroon colours, length 112 cm, width 54 cm
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A fine quality silk on silk master signature Qum carpet with a central rosette and a profusion of flora in sage, green and ecru colours upon a russet field, master signature to the short end, length 154 cm, width 94 cm
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A geometric Persian wool rug with two main lozenges upon a profusely embellished and patterned field, in russet, deep red colours with green and blue enrichments, with a chevron main border and narrow bands, length 172 cm, width 125 cm
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A Persian geometric wool rug with diamond and octagonal tiles in muted russet colours upon an ink blue black field, surrounded by a series of narrow patterned borders in conforming tones, length 196 cm, width 122 cm
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A Persian wool tribal rug in strawberry, turquoise and green colours with a central lozenge, spandrels and herati motifs upon a white field, the main border with patterns enclosed by floral bands, length 154 cm, width 112 cm
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A Persian wool rug with a central shaped lozenge, spandrels and a profusion of flora in myriad colours upon a bright red field, the main border with shah abassi linked with tendrils between narrow bands, length 224 cm, width 136 cm
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A vintage garden design wool rug in a muted palette of pastel colours, maroon and deep blue decorated with an abundance of formal and bold sprays of flora and trees enclosed by conforming borders, length 357 cm, width 275 cm
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A Persian style wool rug of bold tribal geometric design, with star and hook motifs in blue, red and white colours with patterned borders, length 294 cm, width 192 cm
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A Persian wool rug with a central rosette, spandrels and a profusion of formal stylised flora in vases in dark and pale blue, pink and white colours upon a bright red field and surrounded by multiple borders, length 280 cm, width 200 cm
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A fine quality wool Maymeh Persian rug of typical regional, tribal design with a central diamond and profusely decorated with a diamond tile arrangement of flower clusters, stars fountains, and tree of life motifs in colours upon a bright red field enclosed by patterned borders, length 313 cm, width 215 cm
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A richly decorated Persian wool rug with a central medallion, spandrels and a profusion of shah abassi and other flora linked with arabesques upon a bright red field, surrounded by ornate borders, the main navy border with conforming flora and flowing tendrils, length 320 cm, width 210 cm
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A wool carpet with Indigenous designs, the carpet with circles, navette shapes and vegetal forms in russet, ochre and white colours upon a brown field, in hand spun New Zealand wool, length 270 cm, width 194 cm
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A large gilt mantle mirror in the French manner with a shaped arching crest with pierced shell and floral forms, a moulded patterned frame surrounding the bevelled plate, height 220 cm, width 138 cm
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An Art Deco chrome and black Bakelite floor lamp, circa 1930s, a stem lamp fully restored, rewired and in immaculate condition with black Bakelite trims to the chrome stem, and fluted details to the lower register upon a circular base with bead trims, with a white globe shade, height 172 cm
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An Art Deco chrome and black and cream Bakelite floor lamp, circa 1930s, a stem lamp fully restored, rewired and in immaculate condition, with cream Bakelite trims to the chrome stem, and raised on a black Bakelite circular base with bead trims, with a white globe shade, height 166 cm
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An Art Deco glass 'Clam Shell' chandelier, circa 1930s, the stem with ball knop and a lobed trumpet, with five bold moulded shell shades in frosted apricot colours, length 72 cm, diameter 65 cm
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A French Gothic revival bronze and crystal chandelier, circa 1880s, the five light chandelier with pierced bronze work and superbly cut crystal egg shaped shades with drops, having four arms and a lower central shade, length 100 cm, diameter 72 cm
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A chrome Art Deco six branch chandelier by Ezan, circa 1930s with trumpets and pendant glass grape motifs to the stem, six shaped branches supporting upturned bowl shades with basket weave designs and grape bunches to the sides, length 88 cm, diameter 75 cm
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A Regence style oak fall front desk, mid 20th century with a fielded panel to the fall front opening to a partitioned interior and a small drawer, two panelled drawers below with restrained scroll motifs and swing handles, having a shaped apron and raised on hipped cabriole legs, height 103 cm, width 91 cm, depth 53 cm
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A French mahogany inlaid marble top shop display cabinet early 20th century with a glazed upper section with a mirrored back and rounded edges, a concave collar to an extended quarter veneer panelled cupboard with a large medallion inlaid in various timbers with the scene of a shepherd attending his flock, a shaped apron and small tapering shaped legs, height 152 cm, width 65 cm, depth 37 cm
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A Victorian mahogany bookcase, 19th century with a stepped projecting cornice above a pair of arched glazed doors flanked by fluted stiles and corbels, an extended base with an ogee profile drawer panelled doors below with cabriole legs with carved husk knees and whorl feet either side, shelving to the interior and raised on a plinth base, height 234 cm, width 142 cm, depth 51 cm
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An Empire style bedside table in walnut and mixed timbers, circa 1900, a bow front striated cream marble top above a single drawer and a cupboard with laureate handles flanked by pillars with cast bronze capitals and bases and open compartments, with book end veneers, cross banding, stringing and contrasting burr walnut panels, raised on conical legs with capped feet, height 87 cm, width 66 cm, depth 42 cm
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A Victorian huon pine dressing table, 19th century with a central mirror with carved crest and side supports, a central drawer flanked by twin pedestals with three drawers each, a shaped table with drawer above knopped supports with stud details and a conforming undertier, height 175 cm, width 122 cm, depth 60 cm
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A Sheraton Revival mahogany arm chair with satinwood inlay early 20th century, a square shield back with an open pierced splat, shaped arms to a serpentine upholstered seat and raised on square section tapering legs with spade feet with an 'H' form stretcher, height 97 cm, width 56 cm, depth 56 cm
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An Edwardian Sheraton style mahogany settee and two chairs early 20th century delicately framed with stringing and inlaid decoration, a two-seat settee with a square profile, twin square panelled backs and raised on spade feet, a corner chair with anthemion motifs, and an oval backed chair with borders of shaped side splats to the arms, matching cream and brown upholstery to all, height 86 cm, width 125 cm, depth 69 cm, (sofa) height 75 cm, (chair)
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A pair of Louis XVI style mahogany occasional tables, circa 1900 kidney shaped with white marble tops, pierced brass galleries and fluted legs, height 50 cm, width 44 cm, depth 28 cm
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A Louis XVI style marquetry and kingwood commode, late 19th century, a curvaceous marble top, three long drawers with floral and scrolled reserves to the facades, a shaped apron with ornamented drop and raised on curvaceous legs, with fine gilt bronze cast twig handles, mounts and sabots, height 91 cm, width 90 cm, depth 43 cm
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A small Regence style oak cabinet, circa 1930s, a shaped top, open compartment and three long bowed drawers, with swing handles, a shaped apron and raised on whorl feet, height 82 cm, width 61 cm, depth 40 cm
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An Art Deco six drawer chest in fiddle back and burr timbers, circa 1930, a rouge and grey marble top, small inlaid rosettes with mother-of-pearl decorations to the upper edges, the equal drawers with decorative lozenge escutcheons and raised on short legs of ribbed and conical profile, height 126 cm, width 65 cm, depth 37 cm
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A Louis XVI style stretcher-based painted console table early 20th century in a pale blue grey finish with a white marble top, a bead and laurel carved frieze above fluted legs with stiff leaf and laurel decorations, height 90 cm, width 80 cm, depth 42 cm
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A French Louis XVI style tulipwood secretaire, circa 1900 with quarter veneer panelling to the top and fall front with stringing and contrasting timber banding, a blue leather writing surface to the interior and two drawers with compartments, three long drawers with book end veneers beaded ring handles and raised on chamfered short sabre legs with sabots, height 95 cm, width 72 cm, depth 49 cm
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A small inlaid tulipwood occasional table early 20th century, the shaped top with a low gallery edge having quarter veneer panelling with floral inlay, similarly decorated to the single drawer and sides, with elegant chamfered tapering legs and gilt bronze sabots, height 63 cm, width 47 cm, depth 32 cm
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A set of three inlaid cherry wood nesting tables 20th century, the rectangular tables inlaid with floral designs, with twin side supports to trestle ends, the inner most table with a stretcher base, the outer two tables with rear stretchers, height 70 cm, length 49 cm, width 37 cm, and smaller
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A fine transitional style walnut. Provincial commode, 18th century, the deep commode of serpentine profile and of pegged construction with three heavy oak lined drawers, each with a trio of shaped and framed panels with neoclassical gilt bronze escutcheons and cast pull handles, with a shaped apron and raised on short legs with whorl feet, height 97 cm, width 134 cm, depth 68 cm
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A signed vintage French metalwork auto trolley, mid 20th century, impressed mark of Gaillagot, G. To frame with a mirrored top framed within a bark and thumbprint textured metalwork frame, hammered metal rails to the short ends with scrolling mounts and decorated with pierced grapevine spandrels, a timber undertier and rubberised casters, height 74 cm, length 95 cm, width 46 cm
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A small Louis XV style kingwood drop side occasional table, circa 1900 of serpentine profile with floral inlay to quarter veneer panels enclosed by contrasting stringing and cross banding, with a similarly decorated shaped frieze drawer, faux to the reverse, raised on cabriole legs, with brass banding to the edges, gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 75 cm, length 122 cm, width 57 cm
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A German walnut secretaire early 20th century in richly figured walnut with a black marble top above a frieze drawer, a fall front opening to a leather writing surface and an arrangement of drawers and compartments, three long drawers below and raised on extended square form convex feet, with gilt bronze wreath form handles and floral escutcheons, height 143 cm, width 97 cm, depth 38 cm
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A marble and wrought iron stretcher-based occasional table, circa 1930s with a vigorously mottled cream, stone and ochre rectangular top framed by pierced scrolling ironwork and supported on extravagant 'S' scroll bifurcated legs, height 53 cm, length 75 cm, width 56 cm
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An 'X' frame inlaid and upholstered chair in the Renaissance manner, 19th century of typical form, the boldly framed chair with pen worked blond inlay throughout, an applied rosette and original red velvet upholstery, height 90 cm, width 70 cm, depth 51 cm
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A Regency revival mahogany stretcher-based arm chair 20th century, the camel back chair with a wheat sheaf splat, bowed arm rests and side supports, a drop-in seat and raised on square section legs, height 96 cm, width 59 cm, depth 54 cm
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A tulipwood Louis XVI style marquetry occasional/work table early 20th century, the top with floral inlay to strung quarter veneered panels, one half sliding to reveal a compartment and tray, a drawer to the other short end, inlay to the apron and raised on tapering square section legs with upswept stretchers to a small galleried undertier, with restrained gilt bronze trims and pendants, height 78 cm, length 67 cm, width 40 cm
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A French oak twin pedestal desk, late 19th century with a solid timber top above two drawers with linen fold carved details leather covered panels to the pedestal doors with brass stud details and twin fielded panels to the sides, raised on impressive square section scrolled feet, originally purchased from house of Desks in 1991 with a valuation of $5250, height 68 cm, width 165 cm, depth 74 cm
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A Louis XVI style marquetry secretaire a abbatant, circa 1890 in kingwood and tulipwood with a marble top above a long drawer, a quarter veneer panelled fall front with a inlaid rose medallion, a fitted interior with a leather writing surface, lower conforming cupboards and raised on conical feet, with stringing and cross banding throughout and gilt bronze mounts, height 144 cm, width 73 cm, depth 40 cm
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A transitional style rosewood, mahogany and marquetry commode, late 19th century with a coffee coloured marble top above a frieze with trailing ivy leaf inlay, a ribbon and garland inlaid ornament to the two long drawers, with cast gilt bronze wreath handles, shaped legs and sabots, height 88 cm, width 88 cm, depth 44 cm
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An Edwardian upholstered mahogany daybed early 20th century with a camel hump back with carved crest detail, rollover arms and a stuffover seat, leaf carved side supports and leafy feet, striped and floral fabric as found, height 93 cm, width 199 cm, depth 72 cm
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A Regence style oak buffet, circa 1930, with key, having a long drawer above twin cupboards with fielded panels and small relief carved motifs, a shaped apron and raised on whorl feet, with pull handles and pierced brass escutcheons, height 106 cm, width 80 cm, depth 45 cm
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A fine Louis XVI walnut commode, 18th century, the deep commode with a veined and mottled red grey marble top above three tripled framed drawers in finely figured veneer, with book end veneers to the sides, having ormolu circular handles and festooned escutcheons, and raised on small conical fluted legs, height 90 cm, width 131 cm, depth 62 cm
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A small Regence oak cabinet, circa 1930s with a serpentine top, open compartment and two lower cupboards with fielded panels, a shaped apron and small curvaceous feet, height 80 cm, width 75 cm, depth 46 cm
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A pair of Louis XV tulipwood and marquetry Bombe Chiffonieres, circa 1930s shaped yellow marble tops above two drawers with floral inlay to quarter veneer panels, shaped aprons and hipped curvaceous legs, gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 73 cm, width 47 cm, depth 30 cm
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A small Louis XVI style kingwood desk early 20th century with a diamond parquetry top, crossbanding and ebony stringing, a single frieze drawer with cast gilt bronze ring handles and centred with a gilt bronze decorative border, raised on square section legs with conforming trims, height 75 cm, width 90 cm, depth 55 cm
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A magnificent Victorian mahogany six leaf extension table with twelve, chairs by Gm & Hg story of London, later 19th century, maker's cartouche to some chairs, winder for table oval extending table with twin knopped pedestals and splayed carved legs, the balloon back chairs with tapering ribbed legs, original leather upholstery, height 75 cm, length 177 cm, width 150 cm, extended length 446 cm, (table), height 89 cm, (chair)
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A Victorian mahogany mirror backed pedestal sideboard, mid 19th century with an arching frame with finely carved and pierced arabesque vegetal forms enclosing the original silvered glass, the deep sideboard with three drawers to the shaped frieze, twin pedestals with flame mahogany fronts and relief carved stiff leaf border details above squashed bun feet, height 170 cm, width 186 cm, depth 65 cm
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A Directoire style desk in mixed timbers, circa 1900, with keys with a tooled black leather top above an inlaid frieze drawer with tassels flanked by side drawers with burr veneer fronts, blonde stringing throughout and embellished with gilt bronze mounts and caps to the tapering square section legs, height 78 cm, width 145 cm, depth 75 cm
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A Louis XVI style marquetry and mahogany pier cabinet, late 19th century, a rouge and grey marble top, acanthus inlay to the frieze above an arabesque and vase decorated cupboard, turned pillars to the sides and raised on toupie feet, with simple brass trimming throughout, height 109 cm, width 78 cm, depth 37 cm
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A Louis XV style tulipwood marquetry Bombe commode, circa mid 20th century, a purple and ochre shaped marble top above two long drawers, an ornamented apron, and gilt bronze mounts and sabots, height 86 cm, width 112 cm, depth 48 cm
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A mahogany two leaf extension table and eight matching chairs, the oval table with double brass stringing to the edges and twin tripod bases, with six chairs and two carvers with twist top rails, pierced mid rails, double brass stringing details to the side rails and legs, upholstered in russet floral fabric, height 78 cm, length 118 cm, width 116 cm, extended length 208 cm, (table), height 96 cm, (carver)
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A richly carved Louis XIII style oak display cabinet, late 19th century profusely carved in the Renaissance revival manner with barley twist columns fantastic creature and leafy borders, with two glazed cabinets, an open compartment, two drawers and lower cupboards embellished with dead game ornaments in high relief, height 242 cm, width 137 cm, depth 64 cm
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A carved Henry II style walnut court cabinet, late 19th century well carved and ornamented with floral and patterned motifs, with turned and fluted columns, a raised central section with arching compartment, side cupboards, an extended base with rear plate rack, twin drawers and cupboards, height 253 cm, width 152 cm, depth 55 cm
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A transitional style marble topped commode, circa 1930s of slightly breakfront form with three drawers well ornamented with floral inlay, perspective cube parquetry and key fret borders, with bronze mounts and ring handles, curvaceous legs and sabots, height 103 cm, width 15 cm, depth 50 cm
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A fine Art Deco sideboard in mahogany and burr timbers, circa 1930, a mottled grey marble top above four central drawers with brass pull handles and circular backplates, flanked by two cupboards with tiled burr panels centred with striking framed cast bronze figural ornaments in relief, raised on pairs of bun feet, height 103 cm, width 175 cm, depth 51 cm
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A pair of Louis XVI style mahogany bedside tables, circa 1900 with marble tops framed by brass galleries, three drawers and raised on fluted legs, height 73 cm, width 38 cm, depth 24 cm
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An Art Deco wrought iron hall stand, circa 1930s in pebble textured wrought iron and of rectangular profile with geometric tile designs, a hat rack, central mirror, hooks and. Provision for umbrellas and sticks, height 194 cm, width 84 cm, depth 15 cm
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A vintage French wrought iron and glass shelf, circa 1930s, the single wall mounted shelf with scrolling iron work, the frame enclosing a pane of textured glass, height 15 cm, width 95 cm, depth 30 cm
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A fine pair of French Art Deco rosewood bedside tables, circa 1930s with shaped grey marble tops and cupboards of conforming profile with chrome knob handles, the interiors with one drawer and chequer board trims, raised on shaped feet, height 62 cm, width 56 cm, depth 38 cm
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A Victorian ash upholstered footstool, a long-channelled frame with small block feet, upholstered with striped and floral fabric, height 15 cm, length 108 cm, width 25 cm
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