REGENCY PERIOD CHEST OF DRAWERS Olive veneer and rosewood fillets, ash sides, chased and varnished bronze ornamentation, front opening with three drawers, rounded uprights with simulated fluting;small accidents and missing veneer. H.:79 cm (31 in.) l.:129 cm (50 ¾ in.) P.:66,5 cm (26 in.) Provenance: Acquired in 1979 from Galerie Gismondi, Antibes. A Regence gilt-varnished bronze mounted olive wood, rosewood and ashtree commode * Information for buyers : When leaving the EU, a CITES re-export certificate may be required, at the expense of the future buyer. * Information to buyers: For an exit from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be necessary, at the buyer's expense.

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