Sale 5063
Paris
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5 - 6 November 2003
Price realised
EUR 764
Estimate
ECOLE FRANCAISE DE LA FIN DU XVIIIEME SIECLE Trois médaillons représentant des putti Aquarelle et encre Cadre de bronze doré de style Louis XVI On y ajoute deux gravures représentant des monuments et inscrites BREWERS HALL et STATIONERS HALL, dans un cadre de métal doré Hauteur: 10,5 cm. (4 1/8 in.); Hauteur: 6,5 cm. (2½ in.), Largeur: 7,5 cm. (3 in.) (5)
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Post Lot Text
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