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An important English mahogany washstand, belonging to famed…
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Melbourne
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30-Jun-2015
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An important English mahogany washstand, belonging to famed English explorer Dr. Livingstone. With label & newspaper clipping under the lid. 'This washstand was the property of & in use by the late Dr. Livingstone, Explorer, & was given by him in 1858 to the late Mr. McHaffie of 29 Oxford St, London, on his departure to Zanzibar....'. Scottish born Livingstone, the pioneer medical missionary was obsessed with discovering the source of the Nile River, & the expression 'Dr. Livingstone I presume' was coined upon H.M Stanley's discovery of Livingstone in a less than healthy state in November 1871. 77high, 57 cm wide, 51 cm deep.
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Furniture: Washstands