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A VICTORIAN CENTREPIECE, the shaped triangular base on three scroll feet, the stem formed as three dancing classical maidens, their arms held aloft and supporting an openwork dish with foliate rim, engraved with Arabic inscription, by Edward Barnard and Sons, 1865
16¼in. (41in.) high
(89ozs.)
The inscription translated reads 'A present from the Royal Military College 1948'
This and the following lot were reputedly bought in the Iraqi Royal Palace, Bagdad were an auction was held immediatly following the revolution in 1958
16¼in. (41in.) high
(89ozs.)
The inscription translated reads 'A present from the Royal Military College 1948'
This and the following lot were reputedly bought in the Iraqi Royal Palace, Bagdad were an auction was held immediatly following the revolution in 1958