Sale 1099
New York
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10 - 11 July 2002
Price realised
USD 1,912
Estimate
A PAIR OF CONTINENTAL SILVER PHEASANTS, Apparently unmarked, a pair of strutting pheasants with hinged wings. The largest 16in. (40.5cm.) across; total weight 27oz. (862gr.) (2)
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