Sale 2090
New York
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22 April 2008
Price realised
USD 1,500
Estimate
A PAIR OF FAUX LAPIS-PAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT COLUMNS 20TH CENTURY With gilt capitals 79 in. (200.5 cm.) high, 8½ in. (32.5 cm.) wide (2)
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