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Windsor Castle antique furniture to be sold at auction

Antique furniture from Windsor Castle that originally belonged to Queen Victoria is to be sold at auction later this month.

Four items are going under the hammer with a combined guide price of up to £12,000.

They were bought by the current vendor's parents shortly after Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953.

The sale, which includes a pair of giltwood chairs, a green-silk screen, a table, and a pair of cabinets, will be held at Moore Allen & Innocent in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on May 29.

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)