Sale 1883
New York
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1 - 3 October 2007
Price realised
USD 4,000
Estimate
A PAIR OF PATINATED AND POLYCHROME-PAINTED METAL PLAQUES, LATE 19TH CENTURY, SIGNED 'L. HOTTOT', framed on burgundy velvet ground 29in. x 22in. (73.5cm. x 56cm.) (2)
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