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  • 18th Century Walnut and Feather Banded Lowboy
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  • Early 18th Century Walnut Bureau Bookcase
    Located in Martlesham, GB
    Early 18th century walnut bureau bookcase, the shaped cornice above a mirrored front bookcase with the two doors opening to reveal ...
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  • Early 20th Century Walnut and Elm Bureau in the Queen Anne Style
    Located in Martlesham, GB
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  • Superb Quality Freestanding 19th Century Kingwood and Marquetry Inlaid Bureau
    Located in Martlesham, GB
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  • Early 18th Century George I Figured Walnut Bureau Bookcase
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    Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
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