Sale 6406
London
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14 December 2000
Price realised
GBP 29,375
Estimate
A PAIR OF ITALIAN SILVERED CARVED FIGURES Probably Venice, mid-18th Century Each in the form of a scantily-clad Oriental youth holding a cornucopia, with feathered skirt, on rockwork base, losses and damages to decoration, one figure with replaced sections to base 55 in. (140 cm.) high (2)
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