Sale 7586
London
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22 May 2008
Price realised
GBP 18,500
Estimate
A PREHISTORIC FOSSILISED SPECIMEN OF A CRYNODENDRON IN AN ITALIAN CARVED AND GILDED FRAME THE FRAME LATE 17TH CENTURY, BOLOGNESE 32½ in. (82.5 cm.) high; 29½ in. (75 cm.) wide
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