Sale 5505
Paris
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18 December 2007
Price realised
EUR 4,800
Estimate
VERSEUSE DE KUTAHYA TURQUIE, ART OTTOMAN, SECONDE MOITIE DU XIXEME SIECLE En céramique à décor peint en polychromie sur un fond blanc, la panse piriforme, le col légèrement évasé, l'anse quadrangulaire, ornée de bouquets jaillissants de trois vases surmontés de tiges florales, petites ébréchures, intact Hauteur: 28 cm. (11 in.)
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