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A polished and carved boxwood container with leaves and anthropomorphic motives, probably France 19th century
€ 500,00 / 600,00
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A polished and carved boxwood container with leaves and anthropomorphic motives, probably France 19th century
altezza cm 13.L'oggetto è ricavato dalla lavorazione della noce, frutto della palma Pissaba, introdotta in Europa dal Sud America nella metà del XVI secolo e usata per finissime lavorazioni di tornitura ed intaglio.
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Cfr.: Treen and other wooden Bygones, di E.H.Pinto, Londra 1976
Live auction 225
Sculpture and Works of Art
tue 19 May 2015
Genoa
SINGLE SESSION 19/05/2015 Hours 16:30
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