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LOT 2034
Parisian Lidded Ring Box
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (176 grams, 78 mm).
A small lidded box with brass frame and silk lined cushion, the lid with a painted Eiffel Tower scene. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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