Sale 5497
Paris
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11 December 2007
Price realised
EUR 3,250
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
QUATRE TABOURETS NUPE NIGERIA DONT TROIS à L'ASSISE RECTANGULAIRE ORNéE DE MOTIFS GéOMéTRIQUES INCISéS, LE QUATRIèME DE FORME CIRCULAIRE REPOSANT SUR DES PIEDS CONIQUES. PATINES SOMBRES ET BRILLANTES. HAUTEUR MAXIMALE: 38.5 CM (15¼ IN.) (4)
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