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LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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A RUSSIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED ALABASTER URN AND COVER
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The cover with pine cone finial, each handle modelled as swans clasping a ball in their teeth, on a squared plinth with mille-rais motif
17 in. (43 cm.) high, 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) wide
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
The cover with pine cone finial, each handle modelled as swans clasping a ball in their teeth, on a squared plinth with mille-rais motif
17 in. (43 cm.) high, 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) wide
Special notice
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