Sale 8836
London, South Kensington
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20 July 2000
Price realised
GBP 494
Estimate
A Satsuma hexagonal vase with moulded elephant head handles, decorated with panels of two figures before a fenced garden and an official procession on a riverbank, all on a ground of fan-shaped cartouches of geometric designs -- 12in. (30.5cms) high, signed. See Colour Plate 5.
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