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Lot 359

Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet Make

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000
Sold for
$8,190
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director, printed for the author, 1754, leather slip bound over original binding. Provenance: Helen Janssen Wetzel.

Condition

All plates and pages appear to be present including the title, half and end pages. Recovered over original cover (the leather over the original is a removable cover and the book itself does not appear to have been rebound). Expected browning. The wear to the binding is consistent with age and expected. Overall good condition. Names The Wetzel collection. Book plate inscription: To the Right Honourable Hugh Earl of Hosthumberland Baron Warkworth of Warkworth Court Lord Lieutenant.