Sale 1689
New York
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11 - 12 July 2006
Price realised
USD 600
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
AN ENGLISH DELFT BARBER'S BOWL, 18TH CENTURY, painted with a coat-of-arms and three floral sprays 10½in. (26.7cm.) diameter
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