Sale 2344
New York
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30 September - 1 October 2010
Price realised
USD 438
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A SET OF SEVEN ENGLISH GILT WHITE PORCELAIN CHINOISERIE DESSERT PLATES, IMPRESSED AND PRINTED UPPERCASE MARKS FOR WEDGWOOD, PATTERN NO. 'X2909', 20TH CENTURY, together with a cobalt blue-ground Royal Crown Derby tea caddy and cover decorated with gilt bamboo in the Japanese taste The plates 8¼in. (21cm.) diameter (10)
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Please note there are eight plates in the Wedgwood set, not seven. The correct piece count for the lot is ten.
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