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Period: 1840s
Antique console with mirror, circa 1840, Southern Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique console with a mirror from the first half of the 19th century.
Beautiful intarsia and animal and floral motifs
Dimensions: he...
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Spanish Empire Antique 1840s Vanities
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French Late Neoclassical Pinewood Tall Desk or Vanity, ca. 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
constructed entirely of well patinated pinewood, having a raised rear gallery enclosed on sides and raised on square tapering legs, height of larger surface is 32.5 inches
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Pine
Rosewood Gentleman's Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret Drawer
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome rosewood English vanity box retains the original glass bottles and jars with silver plated tops, 19th century. The inside reveals multiple compartments and a spring loaded lever opens the secret drawer...
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English Victorian Antique 1840s Vanities
Materials
Silver Plate
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From the Collection of Gloria Monnet Nicholson, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Acquired from highly reputable auction house Heritage Auctions, Dallas, Texas. June 2022 Fine Furniture & Decorative Arts Signature Auction #8085 catalog.
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