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An armchair from the 18th century (2nd half)
Estimate €3.000–6.000
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Unusual pedestal desk
Estimate €2.500–5.000
Description
In cedar and other woods.
Inlaid decoration with stringing in darkened wood and incised decoration filled with dark compound, traditionally beeswax and oak gall. Sides with incised decoration depicting stylised foliate motifs and upper top with chessboard pattern.
Front with fall flap and interior with compartment.
Iron hardware and handles.
Portugal, 16th/17th century
(restorations, losses and defects, adaptations)
56x75x30
Bibliography
Similar piece 50 dos Melhores Móveis Portugueses / Fernanda Castro Freire PUBLICATION: Lisbon: Chaves Ferreira - Publicações, 1995 PHYS.DESC.: 116 p. : illustrated. P. 125.
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