Sale 12580
London, South Kensington
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26 October 2016
Price realised
GBP 2,375
Estimate
A MEISSEN MODEL OF A PARROT PERCHED ON A TREE-STUMP LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK, INCISED 20X, PRESSNUMMER 147 11 3/8 in. (29 cm.) high
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