Sale 1003
New York
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18 - 19 January 2002
Price realised
USD 4,700
Estimate
A STAFFORDSHIRE PEARLWARE MODEL OF A HERMAPHRODITE LION Circa 1780 The ochre snarling beast with extended tongue and balancing his front, left paw on a yellow ball, his tail curled under his body, on green base splashed with ochre 12in. (30.5cm.) long
Provenance
With Drury & Drury, London With Leo Kaplan, New York
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