Lot Essay
See footnote of lot 521.
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EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Details
An export lacquer medallion
Edo period, late 18th Century
Decorated in gold hiramiki-e and kinji on a roironuri ground with a bust portrait of 'Marie Francois Arrouet', the reverse inscribed 'De Voltaire né à Paris en 1694', two minor chips and slight wear
12.2 cm. long
Edo period, late 18th Century
Decorated in gold hiramiki-e and kinji on a roironuri ground with a bust portrait of 'Marie Francois Arrouet', the reverse inscribed 'De Voltaire né à Paris en 1694', two minor chips and slight wear
12.2 cm. long
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