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Lot 856

Spanish Baroque Style Iron Mounted Walnut Vargueno

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Continental, probably late 19th century, fall front case set with elaborate wrought iron mounts, locks, and carrying handles, fitted interior with 17 drawers, conforming stand with stop fluted columns, centering elaborate wrought iron stretcher, traces of gilding overall, 53 x 33 x 20 in.

Provenance: Ferdinand Keller Antiques, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (accompanied by 1947 receipt); Estate of Hortense Huntsberry Loeb, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; by descent in family

Note: Hortense Huntsberry Loeb is the mother of Marguerite Loeb McBey.

Condition

generally good condition, surface losses to velvet backing for iron mounts, typical minor cracks and surface distress, cracks at feet with minor molding losses

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