Sale 5553
Paris
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9 July 2008
Price realised
EUR 625
Estimate
DIX-HUIT COUTEAUX A FRUITS EN VERMEIL TROIS PAR JEAN-JACQUES LECOMTE, PARIS, 1806-1809; NEUF PAR LCS RENARD, PARIS, 1819-1838; SIX, FRANCE, FIN DU XIXème SIECLE Modèle fourré, filets et gravé des initiales MB, dans un coffret (18)
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EIGHTEEN FRENCH SILVER-GILT FRUIT KNIVES, 19TH CENTURY
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