Sale 1352
Kunsthaus Zurich
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19 February 2007
Price realised
CHF 3,840
Estimate
A GROUP OF THREE TORTOISESHELL CIRCULAR BOXES AND COVERS 19TH CENTURY Variously decorated with landscape and riverscape scenes 8.7 cm., 8.9cm. and 11 cm. diam. (3)
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