Sale 3698
London, South Kensington
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15 December 2010
Price realised
GBP 5,000
Estimate
A RUSSIAN SILVER AND CLOISONNE ENAMEL JUG MARK OF VASILIY AGAFONOV, MOSCOW, 1896/1908 Onion shaped with slender vase-shaped neck, decorated with arcading, foliage and large rosettes in red, white and three shades of blue, with white bead borders 11¼ in. high (29 cm.)
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