Sale 9161
London, South Kensington
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19 July 2001
Price realised
GBP 329
Estimate
A pseudo Tobacco Leaf pattern jar 18th century with slight flaring neck, gilt ormolu mounted with pierced foliate stand, foliate handles and rim reserved with flowerheads and trailing foliage -- 4in. (10.2cms) diam, (hairline rim crack); a shaped hexagonal teapot stand painted en grisaille with birds in a flowering garden -- 5 3/8in. (13.5cms) wide; and a pair of Chinese Imari plates with sprays of peonies and blossoming prunus -- 9 1/8in. (23cms) diam. See Illustration for One. (4)
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