Sale 6749
London
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11 - 12 June 2003
Price realised
GBP 454
Estimate
A Baccarat close millefiori mushroom weight Mid 19th Century The closely-packed multicoloured tuft set within a torsade of white gauze entwined by cobalt-blue threads between mercury bands, star-cut base (bruised) 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) diam.
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