Sale 5505
Paris
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18 December 2007
Price realised
EUR 2,400
Estimate
DEUX PETITS OEUFS DE SUSPENSION KUTAHYA, ART OTTOMAN DU XIXEME SIECLE En céramique siliceuse à décor peint en vert, jaune et manganèse sur un fond blanc, ornés de séraphins et de croix orthodoxes, intacts Hauteurs: 8,5 et 9,5 cm. (3 3/8 et 3¾ in.) (2)
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