Sale 6490
London
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20 September 2001
Price realised
GBP 3,055
Estimate
A PAIR OF JAPANESE SATSUMA DOUBLE-GOURD VASES Meiji Period (1868-1911) Each moulded on the exterior with simulated tied cords, and enamelled with brocade-pattern and warring frogs, fitted as lamps, on giltwood bases, with silk shades 9½ in. (24 cm.) high, mounted as lamps (2)
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Pre-Lot Text
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