Classical creation makes £65,000 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire auctioneers Simon Chorley began their autumn season on September 18, selling this Louis XIV ebony, ivory and tortoiseshell cabinet for £65,000 (plus 15 per cent buyer's premium).

The remarkable cabinet on a probably later stand, measuring 5ft 8in (1.74m) wide, dates from the hey…

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