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Auction Location:
Sydney
Date:
4-Dec-2016
Lot No.
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Description:
A Comprehensive 'Cornucopia' Herend porcelain dinner service, comprising 257 pieces with an extensive selection of extras including, rare commissioned tureens, serving dishes of various sizes & others, together with a matching custom made set of Irish linen, hand cut and embroidered with coronet by the Nuns of Madeira. Please request a condition report for a full inventory of pieces., Retail price paid $170,000, notes, Borrowing just a handful of motifs from the Orient, the masters of Herend conjured this design inspired by the fairyland world of Arabian Knights this 'Cornucopia' replete also with cultural associations convey prodigal abundance. Perhaps why the service is a favourite with the Shah of Persia
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Category:
Unclassified