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Fine and Decorative Arts — Philips Auctions Australia

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Auction House:Philips Auctions AustraliaNumber of lots recorded:364
Sale Title:Fine and Decorative ArtsLots with images:363
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:247
Date:16-Jun-2019
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An Edwardian mahogany fold over games table, early 20th century, the rectangular table opening to a baize interior, above a single drawer with brass hardware and inlaid details, raised on slender square section tapering legs with stringing terminating in porcelain casters, height 75 cm, length 76 cm, width 44 cm, extended diameter 76 cm
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A French oak coffer in the Renaissance manner, early 20th century, the hinged coffer with large square iron nail decoration to the lid, three linen fold panels to the front within rail and stile frames, feathered decorative borders, and fielded panels to the sides, raised on block feet, height 85 cm, width 131 cm, depth 54 cm
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An Art Deco walnut dressing table, circa 1930, with a long central bevel edged mirror above a small open compartment flanked by quarter veneer panelled cupboards of slightly curved profile with boldly mottled aubergine, grey and white marble tops, height 164 cm, width 121 cm, depth 33 cm
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A Georgian mahogany fold-over games table, early 19th century, the demi-lune table opening to a green baize interior, delicate boxwood and ebony stringing to the edges and shaped reserves, crossbanding, and raised on tapering square section legs with spade feet, height 70 cm, length 90 cm, width 88 cm
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A Victorian iron fireplace insert, later 19th century, the cast iron insert with a fan shaped pierced decoration above a central panel of Art Nouveau style flowers in relief flanked by endless knot motifs gargoyles to the corners and raised on pierced foliate feet, height 63 cm, width 58 cm, depth 46 cm
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A rococo style gilt wood stool with arms, late 19th century, the rectangular stool with acanthus embellished supports and upholstered arms, a shaped carved apron and four curvaceous and relief carved legs upholstered in rich teal velvet, height 68 cm, length 66 cm, width 44 cm
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A pair of Art Deco walnut bedside tables, circa 1930s, the pair with mottled red marble tops above profusely relief carved floral edges of curved profile, with open compartments and lower cupboards with conforming floral bands, wide ribbed friezes to the base and low block feet, height 77 cm, width 48 cm, depth 36 cm
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A set of ten upholstered dining chairs in Victorian ash, 20th century, Australian made, the hardwood chairs including two carvers made in the antique manner with square backs, turned front legs and 'H' form stretchers, upholstered in a bold diagonal tile tapestry fabric with nail trim padded backs and stuffover seats, height 93 cm, width 61 cm, depth 51 cm, (carver)
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A French walnut armoire with Contrasting burr timber panels, early 20th century, with formal Louis XVI and early Art Deco influences, the elegantly arching armoire with a central long mirrored door, long side cupboards in honey coloured burr timber above three lower drawers, embellished with formal foliate festoons, pendants and borders, height 213 cm, width 162 cm, depth 53 cm
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A Louis XV tulipwood bombe commode second half 20th century, a veined serpentine yellow marble top above three drawers with bookend veneer reserves with stringing and floral inlay, the sides similarly decorated having a shaped apron and drop, hipped edges flowing to tapering splayed legs, with gilt bronze foliate mounts, pull handles and sabots, height 86 cm, width 83 cm, depth 40 cm
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A George II solid oak tilt top tripod based wine table, mid 18th century, the circular top with vigorous medullary rays, the original iron clasp mechanism above a slightly swollen pedestal to simple curvaceous legs with pad feet, height 75c diameter 80 cm
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A Victorian ebonised cabinet with a porcelain medallion, 19th century, the elegant two door glazed display cabinet having cast brass trims and boxwood stringing throughout and centred with Sevres style hand painted floral medallion, raised on a plinth base with petite toupie feet, height 126 cm, width 94 cm, depth 50 cm
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An Edwardian carved marble top servery, early 20th century, with a low rectangular back with three relief carved floral panels above a grey and white bow front marble top, a frieze drawer below with swan neck handles and a two cupboards each with form relief carved floral motifs, upon an extended base with squashed bun feet, height 109 cm, width 108 cm, depth 35 cm
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A Georgian mahogany demi-lune fold over tea table, 18th century of pegged construction the solid timber top with fold over section supported on a hinged loper and raised on cabriole legs with pad feet, height 73 cm, length 77 cm, width 40 cm
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An antique walnut chest of drawers, early 20th century, with cartouche of Spillman & Co, furniture maker and supplier at St Martin's Lane London from 1905-1932, with a slightly extended top, two small drawers and three long drawers of graduated depth with bevelled edges, swan neck handles and 'Dog bone' shaped backplates, raised on a plinth base, height 120 cm, width 121 cm, depth 53 cm
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A fine Victorian cabriole leg mahogany extension table, circa 1860s, with five leaves and winder, the table with 'D' ends and bullnose edging, twin winder mechanism and raised on substantial cabriole legs with inward scrolling feet terminating in brass casters, height 75 cm, length 484 cm, width 156 cm
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A pale timber Louis XVI style upholstered chaise longue, later 20th century, with a rope twist showframe, a curved arm support with stiff leaf motif and raised on fluted legs with paterae details, the back and stuffover seat upholstered in salmon pink trellis pattern fabric with mint and champagne flowers, height 92 cm, length 195 cm, width 80 cm
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An Henri II walnut court cabinet, circa 1900, an architectural arching crest with carved shield and trailing fruits, three cupboards below with relief carved vase forms flanked by pairs of fluted pillars, an open section with cup and cover supports and a plate rack, the lower register with twin frieze drawers and ornate carved cupboards to an extended base, height 265 cm, width 155 cm, depth 60 cm
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A Victorian mirror backed cedar sideboard, 19th century, the arching mirrored back with carved vegetal details and a lavish crest above a base of breakfront and serpentine profile with a frieze drawer, side cupboards with corbels and other carved details and centred with a pair cupboards above a plinth base, height 165 cm, width 171 cm, depth 60 cm
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A late Victorian to early Edwardian cedar bookcase, circa 1900 of plain form with an extended cornice, two glazed doors above an extended base with twin drawers, cupboards with fielded panels to a plinth base, height 233 cm, width 137 cm, depth 47 cm
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A fine Louis XV style walnut armoire, circa 1900, the tall arching armoire with an ornate carved shell and fruiting crest, a pair of long bevelled mirror plate doors, fluted sides with pendant husk motifs, quarter veneer panels to the sides, a shaped vegetal carved apron and foliate hipped cabriole legs, height 268 cm, width 142 cm, depth 53 cm
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A triple front display cabinet in mixed timbers, later 20th century, with a cavetto pediment above three solid pane glazed doors with applied astragals, three convex frieze drawers and lower cupboards to a plinth base with burr timber veneers and ebony stringing, height 211 cm, width 156 cm, depth 44 cm
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A transitional style tulipwood inlaid commode, circa 1930, with a mottled ochre marble top of serpentine profile, three drawers with floral marquetry to shaped reserves, hipped edges tapering to petite sabre legs, with cast bronze foliate handles, mounts and sabots, height 82 cm, width 98 cm, depth 46 cm
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A Regence style mahogany bureau plat, early to mid 20th century, the desk with a tooled writing surface above a central drawer and pedestals each with three drawers with fielded panels and slides, arched fielded panel decoration to the sides and rear and raised on short cabriole legs, with cast bronze foliate pull handles 78 cm, length 142 cm, width 83 cm
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A Georgian automatic music box church organ, 1805-1822 period, manufactured by Southwell & white, London and Liverpool, the crank operated music box organ in a mahogany case on stand decorated with faux organ pipes and having six stops producing different tones, with three pinned wooden cylinders playing hymns, traditional British songs and country dances, play lists on original paper labels, maker's mark to front, height 179 cm, width 70 cm, depth 45 cm
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A Victorian heavily carved Renaissance revival mahogany desk, 19th century, the desk with three pine lined frieze drawers and pedestals with two drawers lavishly carved with vegetal motifs, leaf entwined barley twists and mascarons, adorned with ornate pierced and cast backplates with swan neck handles, as found
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A Victorian rosewood music canterbury, 19th century, with a fretwork gallery above long turned supports to a compartment with shaped partitions, the facade with a relief carved floral design, a concealed ogee shaped lower drawer and raised on turned and toupie feet with brass casters, height 106 cm, width 62 cm, depth 43 cm
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An Edwardian three piece upholstered salon suite, early 20th century, the banister back suite with button detail, slender spindles, turned arm supports, stuffover seats and raised on turned legs with porcelain casters upholstered in teal fabric, height 85 cm, length 130 cm, width 74 cm, (sofa)
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A Louis XV style mahogany bureau plat, circa 1930, the top of serpentine profile having a tooled green leather writing surface with three drawers to the shaped apron, hipped cabriole legs and decorated with cast border trims, vegetal pull handles, lavish mounts and sabots, height 81 cm, length 124 cm, width 72 cm
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A large Louis XV style tulipwood inlaid bombe commode, circa 1930, with a mottled purple and ochre marble top of serpentine profile, two drawers decorated with floral marquetry to quarter veneer reserves, the sides conforming, hipped edges flowing to sabre legs, and embellished with gilt bronze cast foliate handles, mounts and sabots, height 86 cm, width 124 cm, depth 52 cm
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A cast iron and marble console, mid 20th century, the yellow ochre shaped demi-lune top supported on a scrollwork and foliate skirt upon multi stemmed cabriole legs, in blackened metal with gold copper highlights, height 87 cm, width 129 cm, depth 44 cm
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A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with a purple and ochre marble top of serpentine profile above seven drawers with book end veneer and strung reserves with floral marquetry, hipped edges and raised on small cabriole feet, embellished with gilt bronze cast foliate handles, mounts and sabots, height 129 cm, width 68 cm, depth 39 cm
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A late Georgian mahogany secretaire chest, 19th century, with remnant British antique Dealers' Association label, the deep chest with a fall front revealing an arrangement of six shallow drawers and nine pigeon holds, a tooled leather surface, two long drawers all with cockbeading and oval plates with swing handles, raised on splayed bracket feet, height 108 cm, width 115 cm, depth 60 cm
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A pair of transitional style tulipwood inlaid bedside cabinets, circa 1930, with mottled ochre marble tops of serpentine profile, two drawers with floral marquetry to shaped reserves, hipped edges tapering to slender sabre legs with cast bronze foliate handles, mounts and sabots, height 76 cm, width 44 cm, depth 32 cm
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A Regency mahogany tilt top tripod based wine table, circa 1800, the circular table with a well figured thread edged top, ebony stringing and fiddle back veneer crossbanding, raised on a gun barrel pedestal to elegant strung sabre legs terminating in brass lion's paw feet and casters, height 68 cm, diameter 91 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style cherry wood Chiffonieres, mid 20th century, with three quarter galleries, three drawers with recessed shaped panels and cast knobs, and raised on slender cabriole legs, height 70 cm, width 38 cm, depth 29 cm
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A set of six Art Deco walnut dining chairs, circa 1930, the tall backed chairs with sweeping supports and canted crests with relief carved floral details, broad single splats, nail trimmed leather padded seats and raised on tapering reed cluster type front legs, sabre to the rear, height 94 cm, width 52 cm, depth 51 cm
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A Victorian cedar table, 19th century, with a fine honey tone, the top with canted edging above a skirt and turned legs terminating in porcelain casters, height 76 cm, length 167 cm, width 103 cm
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A Regence style walnut cabinet second half 20th century, with twin cupboard doors with shaped fielded panels above three long drawers and raised on cabriole feet, with swing handles, long hinges and pierced escutcheons, height 134 cm, width 89 cm, depth 44 cm
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A pair of Louis XV style cherry wood Chiffonieres, mid 20th century, with three quarter galleries, both with a single drawer above an open compartment and raised on slender cabriole legs, height 71 cm, width 36 cm, depth 31 cm
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A burr walnut three tier What not, in the Victorian style with graduated shaped tiers, rear fretwork galleries and turned supports, raised on toupie feet with brass casters, height 95 cm, width 73 cm, depth 32 cm
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A Louis XV style inlaid tulipwood semainier, circa 1930s, with a mottled rouge and terracotta marble top of serpentine profile above seven drawers with parquetry designs to shaped and strung reserves and raised on short splayed feet, with gilt bronze foliate handles, mounts and sabots, height 129 cm, width 66 cm, depth 36 cm
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A Louis XV style tulipwood desk, circa 1930, with tooled tan leather writing surface, three shaped drawers, mock to the reverse, and raised on hipped edges and curvaceous legs, with bronze trims, cast foliate handles, mounts and sabots, height 78 cm, width 142 cm, depth 81 cm
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A Georgian three pillar extension table and twelve chairs, early 19th century, 20th century chairs, the 'D' end table with one extension, and kingwood crossbanding, three ringed gun barrel pillars with splayed sabre legs terminating in brass lion's paw feet with casters, and square back chairs with lightly carved details to the crest and mid rails, with sabre legs, and drop in seats in duck egg blue striped fabric, height 76 cm, extended length 360 cm, width 106 cm, (table) height 87 cm (carver)
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A walnut Directoire style bureau plat, circa 1930, the desk with a key fret tooled brown leather writing surface, a central drawer and pairs of side drawers all with recessed panels and bracket style swing handles, with extension slides to the short ends and raised on square section tapering legs with brass capped feet, height 79 cm, width 137 cm, depth 71 cm
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A retro glass and chrome table and six swivel tub chairs, 1970s, a simple heavy glass plate supported by four radiating tubular stems, cluster pedestal and spreading base with ball feet, and open back low chairs in mushroom tan vinyl upon chrome pedestals with four radiating feet, height 75 cm, diameter 130 cm, (table) height 77 cm, (chair)
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An Edwardian dumb waiter, early 20th century, the mahogany coloured dumbwaiter with turned side supports, central twin drawers with scroll cast backplates and swan handles, height 127 cm, length 107 cm, width 45 cm
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A pair of pale timber Louis XVI style cane back tub chairs, later 20th century, with double layer hole to hole cane backs and seats, fluted arm supports and conforming tapering legs with paterae details, with salmon pink trellis pattern squabs with mint and champagne flowers, height 83 cm, width 62 cm, depth 63 cm
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A mahogany transitional style tea table, circa 1930s, the table having a shaped tray top with cast handles to the short ends and brass trims to the edges, a shaped apron with cast pierced decorations pendants to the curvaceous legs and united by an undertier, height 76 cm, length 74 cm, width 48 cm
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A small oak Regence style cabinet, mid 20th century, with a shaped top above a single drawer and a cupboard with a fielded panel a shaped apron and raised on small whorl feet, height 97 cm, width 76 cm, depth 45 cm
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A Louis XVI style inlaid tulipwood bedside table, circa 1930s, with a serpentine figured yellow marble top above two drawers with floral inlay to bookend and strung reserves, hipped edges and raised on cabriole legs, with gilt bronze cast floral handles and sabots, height 75 cm, width 40 cm, depth 31 cm
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A small Louis XV style walnut commode, late 19th century of restrained decoration with three incised and carved drawers with pairs of laurel wreath cast handles, fielded panels to the sides, the apron with drop and raised on slender cabriole legs, height 79 cm, width 59 cm, depth 36 cm
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A Louis XVI style cherry wood desk, early 20th century, the top with three quarter circle extended corners, a brown tooled leather writing surface and matching slides to the short ends, a central drawer and pairs of side drawers, faux drawers to the reverse, with fluted supports to, the edges and raised on conforming and tapering legs, with keys, height 78 cm, width 152 cm, depth 77 cm
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An Art Deco wrought iron and glass coat stand with lamp, circa 1930s, a basket style cage with four scrolls above a four stemmed pedestal with a series of cascading crimped decorations, two frosted and moulded upturned lanterns and raised upon a squared base, height 180 cm, width 46 cm
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A harlequin set of six early Georgian farmhouse oak chairs, 18th century two groups of three with square frames and straight cresting rails with thread detail, three slender and plain splats to mid rails and raised on squared seats with slightly tapering square form legs united by box stretchers, height 86 cm, width 43 cm, depth 43 cm
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A Louis XIV style parquetry commode Arbalete in mixed timbers, circa 1900, the commode decorated to the top with striking star and geometric forms stringing and cross banding in contrasting timbers, three drawers of similar decoration with heavy swing handles with floral plates, raised on curved bracket feet with extravagant sabots, height 83 cm, width 111 cm, depth 62 cm
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An Art Deco wrought iron hall stand, circa 1930s of slender profile with a hammered and bubble textured frame enclosing a mirror, with hat rack, three hooks for coats and a decorative cage for umbrellas and sticks, height 180 cm, width 36 cm, depth 17 cm
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A fine two leaf William IV 'Plum Pudding' mahogany extension dining table and six Victorian carved mahogany chairs, 1830-40, table with two leaves and brass clips, the table raised on knopped and centurion skirt legs with porcelain casters, the chairs with generous waisted backs and carved details to the inner frame serpentine stuffover seats upholstered in deep apricot velvet and raised on cabriole legs, valued by Albry Antiques in 1988 at $1,4000 height 73 cm, length 129 cm, width 121 cm, extended…
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A pair of transitional tulipwood and mahogany bedside cabinets, circa 1930s, with book end veneer strung panels to the top and sides, curved drawer fronts of similar design with floral inlay and cast foliate handles, raised on slender curvaceous legs with sabots, height 72 cm, width 39 cm, depth 33 cm
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A Louis XV style bombe tulipwood and marquetry commode, circa 1930, a shaped mottled yellow marble top above two drawers with floral inlay to quarter veneer strung reserves, the sides conforming, with hipped edges and curved legs, embellished with extravagant floral gilt bronze mounts, handles and sabots, height 86 cm, width 121 cm, width 56 cm
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A pair of Louis XVI style tulipwood bedside tables, circa 1930s both with shaped red and ochre marble tops above two drawers with floral inlay, stringing and cross banding, book end veneers to the sides and raised on curvaceous tapering legs, with swing drop bronze handles, mounts and sabots, height 73 cm, width 37 cm, depth 26 cm
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A transitional style kingwood cabinet, circa 1930s, with a white marble top with canted corners, two drawers with quarter veneer panels, stringing and cross banding, above a pair of cupboards with inlaid trophies, raised on small hipped curvaceous feet, with gilt bronze wreath handles, pendants and sabots, height 132 cm, width 79 cm, depth 42 cm
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A small Regence style cherry wood occasional table, mid 20th century, with two open compartments, the upper with shaped side supports, a single drawer with restrained relief carved elements and a foliate cast handle and raised on cabriole legs with whorl feet, height 106 cm, width 37 cm, depth 33 cm
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An early Georgian provincial cottage elm chair, 18th century of small proportions with a square frame of pegged construction with arched cresting rail and vasiform pierced splat, squared seat and square section legs united by box stretchers, height 89 cm, width 45 cm, depth 44 cm
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