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| Chatsworth: The Attic Sale October 2010, Italian carved giltwood console table, made in Rome, mid 18th century, Sotheby’s Auction |
"Why, you might ask, do I give a damn about a frou-frou gilded, curly-leg, marble-top table, the sole purpose of which, is to be displayed against the walls of grand rooms..." (Fun historical background to a console table sold by Christies's Auction. It had been owned by Stanislaw, King of Poland, father of Queen Marie, who was Louis XV's wife.)
