Sale 1352
Kunsthaus Zurich
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19 February 2007
Price realised
CHF 9,000
Estimate
A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ VASES AND ANOTHER MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY) Worked in wire and coloured enamels, the first with irises on a yellow ground, copper mounts and the pair with hibiscus on a turquoise ground, copper mounts 30cm., and 23cm. high (3)
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