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LOT 1791
Glass Fragment with Applied Decoration
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (12.5 grams, 46 mm).
Composed of dark blue glass, applied white glass decorative scene with two putti beneath a tree, a small dog behind the right hand figure; after the antique. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex French gallery, 1970-1990.
Paris collection, France.
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