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in rosewood and rosewood veneer, opening with two leaves, two drawers and a waist drawer, it stands on four cambered legs. Gilded bronze ornamentation, including falls, sabots, cherubs and oval friezes. Signed on the lock, dedicated "Souvenir de Don Carlos de la Torre à Valentine Desquibes, 10 juillet 1858", and dated 1858 Transition style, Napoleon III period.
Height: 128 cm; Width: 71 cm; Depth: 47 cm
Carlos María de la Torre y Navacerrada, born in 1809 in Seville and died on December 8, 1879 in Madrid, was a Spanish military and political figure. He was Governor General of the Philippines from June 23, 1869 to April 4, 1871.
Estim. 1,200 - 1,500 EUR