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Lot 1203
Sale 5837 - International Sale: Antiques & Decorative Arts
Oct 11, 2012
10:00AM ET
null / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$2,500 -
3,500
Price Realized
$3,250
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Egyptian revival gilt metal mounted cedar armchair circa 1928
From an original found in the tomb of Tutankamen, the rectangular pierced back carved to show a pharoah, flanked by two columns surmounted by horus figures, the top rail and supports carved to show hieroglyphics, over curved slatted seat, raised on feline legs united by stretchers and with gilt metal struts, raised on paw feet.
H: 35 1/2, W: 19 1/2, D: 20 1/2 in.