Sale 11414
New York
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29 - 30 March 2016
Price realised
USD 2,000
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This lot is offered without a reserve
A PAIR OF CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZED BUDDHIST LIONS 20TH CENTURY Modeled mirrored, one lion with a playing pup, each on rectangular plinth 19 in. (48.2 cm.) high
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF RICHARD D. BASS, PART I
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