Sale 2840
New York
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9 June 2014
Price realised
USD 23,750
Estimate
A PAIR OF ORMOLU-MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE PORCELAIN TURQUOISE-GROUND VASES AND COVERS LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, SPURIOUS LP MONOGRAMS AND CHATEAU MARKS Each of baluster form flanked by upright scroll and ring handles, painted with pastoral figures gathering grapes or roses within a chased oval reserve, the reverse with a lakeside view 40 in. (101.7 cm.) high (4)
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION
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