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SIR BASIL SPENCE O.M. O.B.E. R.A. (BRITISH 1907-1976) FOR SWISS COTTAGE LIBRARY

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SIR BASIL SPENCE O.M. O.B.E. R.A. (BRITISH 1907-1976) FOR SWISS COTTAGE LIBRARY

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SIR BASIL SPENCE O.M. O.B.E. R.A. (BRITISH 1907-1976) FOR SWISS COTTAGE LIBRARY
WRITING TABLE, c. 1964
mahogany and brushed chrome steel, later ebonised
72.5cm high, 107cm wide, 53cm deep (28 3/4in high, 42 1/8in wide, 20 7/8in deep)
James Graham-Stewart Ltd., London, 2009;Private Collection, London.

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SIR BASIL SPENCE O.M. O.B.E. R.A. (BRITISH 1907-1976) FOR SWISS COTTAGE LIBRARY

Name: SIR BASIL SPENCE O.M. O.B.E. R.A. (BRITISH 1907-1976) FOR SWISS COTTAGE LIBRARY
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