Sale 7187
New York, East
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14 May 1991
Price realised
USD 5,060
Estimate
A LOUIS XVI STYLE ORMOLU AND JEWELLED BLUE GROUND PORCELAIN CLOCK GARNITURE The circular dial decorated with classical ruins and set with an arched rectangular case flanked by two columns surmounted by a sphinx centering on an urn, on a shaped rectangular base--18 in. (46 cm.) high; together with two urns decorated with reserves of classical ruins, flanked by sphinx handles and raised on stepped square bases--12½ in. (32 cm.) high (3)
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