An English porcelain yellow-ground pounce-pot with a butterfly finial, painted with flowers within a cartouche of palmettes in gilding, circa 1820 -- 4½in. high. | Christie's

Sale 4484

British and Continental Ceramics

London, South Kensington

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21 November 1991

Browse Sale

Lot 384

An English porcelain yellow-ground pounce-pot with a butterfly finial, painted with flowers within a cartouche of palmettes in gilding, circa 1820 -- 4½in. high.

Price realised

GBP 55

Estimate

GBP 10 - GBP 50

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An English porcelain yellow-ground pounce-pot with a butterfly finial, painted with flowers within a cartouche of palmettes in gilding, circa 1820 -- 4½in. high.
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