Sale 6185
London
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16 December 1999
Price realised
GBP 4,830
Estimate
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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