Sale 1042
New York
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24 April 2002
Price realised
USD 17,328
Estimate
A MONUMENTAL ORMOLU-MOUNTED SÈVRES STYLE SEMI-PORCELAIN YELLOW-GROUND BALUSTER VASE AND COVER Late 19th century, spurious blue interlaced L's marks, signed Charles Fuchs In the Art Nouveau style, the cover, neck and foot enriched with stylized flowers and fronds outlined in raised gilt on a platinum ground, the body painted in a light palette with a continuous scene of dancing bacchantes, on conforming socle, the square base cast with paw feet 48¼in. (122.6cm.) high
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