Sale 1633
New York
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7 - 8 March 2006
Price realised
USD 3,840
Estimate
A SEVRES STYLE PORCELAIN AND GILT-BRONZE-MOUNTED URN WITH COVER, 20TH CENTURY, drilled but not electrified 34in. (87cm.) high
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Saleroom Notice
Please note that the urn is probably 19th, not 20th, century and is dated 1846 under the cover.
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