Photo © Bertolami Fine Art — view this lot on Bertolami Fine Art ↗Vanity in walnut and ebony-stained wood
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Drinks cabinet
Paolo Buffa (Italian, 1903–1970) · circa 1938
£30,480 price realized incl. premium
≈ $37,993≈ €34,417
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- Medium
- Other · Other all other results →As published: “Brazilian kingwood-veneered wood, brass, mirrored glass, glass”
- Support
- Panel
- Category
- Furniture (named makers)
- Dimensions
- 119 x 126 x 40.8 cm (46 7/8 x 49 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Design (UK050223)
- Date
- April 26, 2023
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 137
- Estimate
- £10,000 – £15,000 (≈ $12,465 – $18,698) (≈ €11,292 – €16,938)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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