Sale 5081
Paris
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30 March 2004
Price realised
EUR 1,292
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VIERGE A L'ENFANT DU XIXEME SIECLE En ivoire sculpté dans le style indo-portugais; socle en bois de forme octogonale d'époque postérieure Hauteur de l'ivoire: 18,5 cm. (7¼ in.), Hauteur totale: 22 cm. (8¾ in.)
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