Sale 6785
London, South Kensington
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16 March 1995
Price realised
GBP 281
Estimate
A Chinese export baluster jar and domed cover painted in iron-red and gilt with a multitude of butterflies among bats and lotus -- 13in. (33cm.) high. See Illustration.
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