Sale 2435
New York
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14 - 15 April 2011
Price realised
USD 6,875
Estimate
A PAIR OF FRENCH COLD-PAINTED SPELTER ORIENTALIST RELIEF PLAQUES CAST FROM MODELS BY LOUIS HOTTOT, LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY Each signed L. Hottot 24¾ x 15¾ in. (59.5 x 40 cm.) (2)
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