Sale 8512
New York, Park Avenue
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30 - 31 October 1996
Price realised
USD 6,325
Estimate
A PAIR OF NEOCLASSIC STYLE ORMOLU-MOUNTED ROCK CRYSTAL AND ONYX OBELISKS Each obelisk on four paw feet raised on a square moulded plinth mounted by central cast caduceus flanked by horns of plenty, on square plinth 21½in. (54.5cm.) high, 4¾in. (12cm.) wide, 4¾in. (12cm.) deep (2)
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