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See The Charles and Susan Murphy Collection, Christie's, New York, 20 and 21 January 2004, lot 931 for a similar example.
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IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK AND MODEL NUMBER 913, VARIOUS CYPHERS, CIRCA 1880
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A SARREGUEMINES MAJOLICA TORTOISE-FORM CISTERN, COVER AND BASIN
IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK AND MODEL NUMBER 913, VARIOUS CYPHERS, CIRCA 1880
Naturalistically modelled as a tortoise suspended above a turquoise lined lobed shell-shaped basin
21½ in. (54.5 cm.) long, the tortoise with cover (3)
IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK AND MODEL NUMBER 913, VARIOUS CYPHERS, CIRCA 1880
Naturalistically modelled as a tortoise suspended above a turquoise lined lobed shell-shaped basin
21½ in. (54.5 cm.) long, the tortoise with cover (3)