Sale 1055
Paris
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21 June 2011
Price realised
EUR 1,250
Estimate
BOITE DITE "BUTTERBOX" D'EPOQUE NEOCLASSIQUE SUEDE, FIN DU XVIIIEME-DEBUT DU XIXEME SIECLE En porphyre et bronze ciselé et doré, le corps circulaire à pans, le couvercle sommé d'une graine ; accidents au couvercle Hauteur: 9,5 cm. (3¾ in.) ; Diamètre: 12,5 cm. (5 in.)
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A NEOCLASSICAL LITTLE BOX, 'BUTTERBOX', SWEDISH, LATE 18TH CENTURY-EARLY 19TH CENTURY
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