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A George III mahogany bowfront chest, a Victorian walnut loo table, a mid-century teak sideboard: bidders scan for the form, the timber and the period before anything else.
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A George III mahogany serpentine chest of drawers, circa 1780
The crossbanded top above a brushing slide and four graduated cockbeaded drawers, on bracket feet. 98 cm wide, 56 cm deep, 84 cm high.
Estimate A$2,000–3,000
- Condition
- Handles replaced. Some later re-polishing to the top. Minor losses to the cockbeading and a small split to one side panel. Drawers run well.
- Provenance
- From a deceased estate, Toorak, Victoria.
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