Sale 5969
London, South Kensington
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21 May 2009
Price realised
GBP 1,625
Estimate
A PAIR OF EMPIRE ORMOLU COASTERS EARLY 19TH CENTURY Cast with a band of sun flowers above a band of guilloche, now with mahogany base plates 6 in. (15 cm.) diameter (2)
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