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A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU CENTER-PIECE

The oval tapering basin with a continuous shallow relief band depicting putti engaged in activities representing the sciences beneath a beaded egg-and-dart rim flanked by reeded vine-entwined scrolling handles surmounted by seated putti, raised on a fluted socle and a shaped rectangular base--17in. (43cm.) long

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