VIENNA, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND CUT-GLASS ENCRIER
VIENNA, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
With two covered cut-glass vessels for ink and sand before a rectangular arched panel decorated with a landscape scene and fitted for writing utensils, on rectangular base and bun feet
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) wide, 4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) deep

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AN AUSTRIAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED MOTHER-OF-PEARL AND CUT-GLASS ENCRIER
VIENNA, FIRST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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