Sale 1352
Kunsthaus Zurich
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19 February 2007
Price realised
CHF 74,400
Estimate
A CLOISONNÉ VASE SIGNED ON A SILVER TABLET KINUNKEN ZO, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY) Worked in various thicknesses of silver wire and coloured cloisonné enamels on a deep blue ground with butterflies and moths between two bands of brocade pattern to the neck and the foot, silvered copper mounts 25cm. high
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