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The Spring Offering of Fine & Decorative Arts

Sat, May 17, 2014 10:00AM EDT - Sun, May 18, 2014 10:00AM EDT
Lot 78

Verni Martin Style Painted and Bronze-

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Mounted Lady's Desk and Bookcase probably French, late 19th/early 20th century, upper case with velvet-lined and mirrored interior, lower case with rosewood fitted interior with three drawers and a till, bombe fallboard with hand-painted scene of figures and a caged bird, signed "V. Delus", 72-1/2 x 34-1/4 x 20 in., opens to 29 in., generally good condition with scattered minor surface losses and distress especially at edges, one bronze mount off but present, extensive stains to baize writing surface. Provenance: Private North Carolina Collection

Condition

generally good condition with scattered minor surface losses and distress especially at edges, one bronze mount off but present, extensive stains to baize writing surface

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