Sale 12190
New York
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21 - 22 September 2016
Price realised
USD 4,375
Estimate
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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