Sale 3704
New York
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26 January 2015
Price realised
USD 12,500
Estimate
A PAIR OF EUROPEAN-DECORATED BLANC DE CHINE COCKERELS CIRCA 1780 Each white Chinese cockerel later enameled in yellow, iron-red, black and blue, perched on a rocky outcropping 10.3/3 in. (27 cm.) high
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