Sale 3775
New York
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21 October 2015
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT ASIAN COLLECTION
Price realised
USD 8,750
Estimate
A FRENCH SILVER-GILT AND ENAMEL-MOUNTED LAPIS LAZULI VASE AND COVER IN THE MANNER OF CHARLES DURON, PARIS, CIRCA 1870 The lidded ovoid vase flanked by scrolled handles terminating with 'jeweled' satyr masks, applied with to the rim and foot with stiff-leaf foliage, on a square base with bun feet 21 ¾ in. (55.5 cm.) high
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