Sale 7422
London, South Kensington
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27 November 1996
Price realised
GBP 3,220
Estimate
A PAIR OF NAPOLEON III VERDE ANTICO MARBLE AND GILT BRONZE TWIN HANDLED ORNAMENTA URNS Of ovoid form with waisted necks and domed tops with stiff-leaf wrapped pineapple finials above satyr mask handles linked by fruiting vine swags, on spreading socles and square bases with concave angles, restorations 22in. (56cm) high (2)
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