Sale 9200
Los Angeles
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15 September 1999
Price realised
USD 15,525
Estimate
A SIX-PANEL GILT-METAL "SNOWFLAKE" SCREEN Tony Duquette, circa 1949 In two sections of three panels each 96in. (244cm.) high, each panel 18in. (45.5cm) wide (2)
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