Sale 5150
London, South Kensington
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24 May 2007
Price realised
GBP 336
Estimate
A WINE-BOTTLE AND AN ENGRAVED DECANTER CIRCA 1700 AND 19TH CENTURY The bottle of green tint and 'onion' form, with string rim and kick-in base, covered with burial iridescence; the flattened globular decanter-jug engraved with a pheasant in woodland Both about 7½ in. (19 cm.) (2)
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