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• Auction House:
  Leski Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Decorative Arts, Watches & Collectables
• Sale Date:
  28 Oct 2018 ~ 11am (AEST)
• Lot #:
  198
• Lot Description:
  EDWARD WILLIAM GODWIN "ART CABINET" English Aesthetic Movement cabinet in the Japanese style
  mahogany and ivory with sabre brass legs, circa 1880s. Most likely manufactured by William Watt, London.
  198cm high, 122cm wide, 45cm deep
• Notes:
  This Godwin design was detailed and illustrated in "The Building News" May 10th, 1886 and references an older design from 1877 the "FOUR SEASONS CABINET" (now in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London) which was believed to have been exhibited at the William Watt stand at the 1878 EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE in PARIS. The design is also illustrated in "The Secular Furniture Of E.W. Godwin" by Susan Weber Soros
• Estimate:
  A$40,000 - 60,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Furniture

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