Sale 2142
Amsterdam
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14 May 1991
Price realised
NLG 368
Estimate
TWO SAWANKHALOK BOXES AND COVERS, one incised with a floral scroll, the domed cover with incised triangles and a shaped ridge around the finial, all under a green and blue glaze, 12.3 cm. diam.; and the other incised with a floral scroll, the cover similarly decorated with a chrysanthemum head finial, the details painted brown, 6 cm. diam.; 15th Century (2)
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