Sale 1065
Paris
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29 - 30 June 2011
Price realised
EUR 5,625
Estimate
BORIS LACROIX (1902-1984) VASE SPHÉRIQUE, VERS 1927 En verre teinté noir, enchâssé dans une structure oblique en laiton nickelé, la base circulaire Hauteur : 17,5 cm. (6 7/8 in.) ; Diamètre : 23,8 cm. (9 3/8 in.) Portant le cachet circulaire 'BORIS LACROIX' sur la monture
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A NICKELLED BRASS AND GLASS VASE, BY BORIS LACROIX, CIRCA 1927
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