Sale 1716
New York
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24 October 2006
Price realised
USD 3,600
Estimate
A VIENNA STYLE IRIDESCENT-BLUE GROUND VASE, 'VERSÖHNT' LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY, BLUE BEEHIVE MARK AND GILT LEAF-FORM DECORATOR'S MARK Of tapering cylindrical to square form, finely painted with a continuous view of Cupid arranging flowers in the coif of a brunette beauty by a waterlily filled pond, between stylized gilt bands featuring beads, flowerhead roundels, and trellis and diaper 11½ in. (29.1 cm.) high
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