Sale 1055
Paris
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21 June 2011
Price realised
EUR 15,000
Estimate
PLAQUE EN PIERRES DURES REPRESENTANT UN TIGRE ITALIE, PROBABLEMENT FLORENCE, FIN DU XVIIEME OU DEBUT DU XVIIIEME SIECLE Enchâssée dans un cadre en laiton doré; quelques manques 23 cm. (9 in.) x 16 cm. (6¼ in.)
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Post Lot Text
A PIETRA DURA PLAQUE DEPICTING A TIGER, ITALIAN, PROBABLY FLORENCE, LATE 17TH OR EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A guide to the Catalan’s prolific and endlessly creative printmaking oeuvre, illustrated with works offered at Christie’s
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