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Lot 3014
Victorian faux bamboo bird's eye maple chest
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Description
19th c., likely American, carved maple with burl maple drawer fronts, the square top over three stacked drawers set with turned spindle pulls, bamboo carved borders, on turned feet raised on brass casters, 31"h x 43"w x 20"d
Condition
Good, nice old finish, old repairs to feet, small wood loss to one pull, scattered surface scratches and discolorations typical of age and material **Condition reports are rendered as specialist opinion by the staff of the Auction House and not as statements of fact. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot. Please call us at (973) 377-1500 or e-mail info@milleabros.com with any questions about this lot at least 24 hours prior to auction.
Provenance
Furnishings from the Estate of Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, a Parish-Hadley Commission
Literature
Model, socialite, and Andy Warhol protege, Barbara Allen de Kwiatkowski, made her name as a young editor at Interview Magazine and as a popular subject of the Society pages. Later marrying German industrialist and polo champion Henryk de Kwiatkowski, they built a Connecticut country estate and stables, designed by architect Alan Wanzenberg and decorated by legendary interior designers Sister Parish and Albert Haley
