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    Sale 12190

    The Private Collection of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan

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    21 - 22 September 2016

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    • A CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN ELEPHA
    Lot 221

    A CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN ELEPHANT-FORM CENTERPIECE

    20TH CENTURY

    Price realised

    USD 4,375

    Estimate

    USD 1,000 - USD 1,500

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    A CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN ELEPHANT-FORM CENTERPIECE
    20TH CENTURY
    Modeled with trunk raised, an open dish atop its back, with green inventory label
    13 3/8 in. (33.9 cm.) high

    Provenance

    Formerly in The Family Residence, the White House, Washington D.C.

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