Sale 4082
London, South Kensington
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11 May 2006
Price realised
GBP 960
Estimate
A PAIR OF FACET-CUT DECANTERS AND TWO STOPPERS CIRCA 1800 Of 'sugarloaf' form, cut with vertical flutes and bands of stars and ovals, the stoppers of heart-shape and cut with facets 11½ in. (29.3 cm.) high (4)
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