Sale 1633
New York
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7 - 8 March 2006
Price realised
USD 3,600
Estimate
A VENETIAN POLYCHROME DECORATED AND ETCHED GLASS MIRROR, LATE 19TH CENTURY 49in. (124.5cm.) high, 28½in. (72.5cm.) wide
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