Sale 10637
London, South Kensington
|
17 February 2015
Price realised
GBP 1,500
Estimate
A MINTON SEVRES-STYLE TWO-HANDLED VASE LAST QUARTER 19TH CENTURY Applied to the shoulder with strapwork handles enclosed within gilt berried laurel garlands, the central section painted in pink en camaïeu with putti at play, the upper and lower parts with bleu céleste œil de perdrix ground 18 ½ in. (47 cm. ) high
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