Sale 1376
New York
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19 May 2004
Price realised
USD 11,950
Estimate
A REGENCE ORMOLU-MOUNTED JAPANESE PORCELAIN BRÛLE PARFUM CIRCA 1720, THE HANDLES PROBABLY ASSOCIATED The ovoid body with foliate cartouche on a brown ground, the pierced rim with shell and foliage, the domed lid with fruited finial, the sides with ruffled shells and loop handle supported by a putto, on scroll feet with masks and foliage 7½ in. high
Provenance
Acquired from William Redford, London.
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