A REGENCY BLACK JAPANNED PENWORK GRADUATED TABLE CHEST OF DRAWERS, CIRCA 1815

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Auction Closed

January 25, 03:59 AM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 USD

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A REGENCY BLACK JAPANNED PENWORK GRADUATED TABLE CHEST OF DRAWERS, CIRCA 1815

the back with a contemporary label inscribed Mary Bentley/No 20.

height 19 ½ in.; width 19 in.; depth 8 ½ in.

49.5 cm; 48.3 cm; 21.6 cm

Scattered losses, flaking, and chips and areas of lifting to penwork surface. Age cracks and shrinkage at joints.

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The Estate of Brooke Astor, Sotheby’s New York, 24-25 September 2012, lot 18