Sale 7000
New York, Park Avenue
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19 - 20 January 1990
Price realised
USD 4,400
Estimate
A PITCHER BY WILLIAM WILSON, PHILADELPHIA, CIRCA 1885 Baluster form, with a curved handle and a narrow circular footrim, the body repoussé and chased with underwater scenery with various forms of sea-life including an octopus and stingray, marked--7 1/2in. high (24 oz.)
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