Sale 8558
New York, Park Avenue
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5 December 1996
Price realised
USD 4,025
Estimate
A COLUMBIA RIVER MOUNTAIN SHEEP HORN BOWL Of ovoid form with two squared openwork rim handles, the tops decorated with three undulating forms, on the exterior of the body with geometric reliefs in bands of triangles and concentric rectangles 6¾in. (17.2cm.) diameter
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