Sale 1352
Kunsthaus Zurich
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19 February 2007
Price realised
CHF 2,280
Estimate
A PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ VASES MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY) Worked in silver and gold wire and coloured enamels on a pale blue ground with a samurai and courtier, copper mounts 27.7cm. and 28cm. high (2)
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