Sale 2090
New York
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22 April 2008
Price realised
USD 1,375
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A PAIR OF ITALIAN GREEN AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED TOLE LANTERNS 20TH CENTURY Each pierced hexagonal body with a stepped dome above a paneled mid section and base with pierced scales and leafy scrolls, electrified 21 in. (53.5 cm.) high, 10 in. (25.5 cm.) diameter (2)
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