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George III Bureau Bookcase & pair of Hepplewhite armchairs

George Hepplewhite

George III Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, and a pair of Hepplewhite armchairs formerly at Steventon Rectory, Hants, and believed to have been used by Jane Austen.

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Date supported

1950

Medium and material

Mahogany

Grant

Total cost

200

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