Sale 5266
London, South Kensington
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13 December 2007
Price realised
GBP 200
Estimate
A pair of Staffordshire enamel candlesticks CIRCA 1780 On shaped circular bases, with knopped stems and detachable nozzles, painted with floral reserves on a pink ground -- 9 1/2 in. (24 cm.) high (2)
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