A PAIR OF VENETIAN POLYCHROME AND PARCEL-GILT CARVED PINE FIGURES OF DWARVES , 18TH/19TH CENTURY | Christie's

Sale 6185

Important European Furniture

London

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16 December 1999

Browse Sale

Lot 101

A PAIR OF VENETIAN POLYCHROME AND PARCEL-GILT CARVED PINE FIGURES OF DWARVES

18TH/19TH CENTURY

Price realised

GBP 4,830

Estimate

GBP 2,000 - GBP 3,000

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A PAIR OF VENETIAN POLYCHROME AND PARCEL-GILT CARVED PINE FIGURES OF DWARVES
18th/19th Century
One modelled as a lady carrying a bowl and a pug dog and wearing a fur hat; the other modelled as a lady with bulbous nose carrying a goose in her apron and biting a sausage, on shaped bases
7 in. (19 cm.) high (2)
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