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Toileware Sconces with Eagles
4/12/2014 - Americana: Live Salesroom Auction
American, ca 1840s. A pair of toileware oil sconces with gold eagles on wells and flying doves on back plate, unmarked; ht. 9.25 in.
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From the Estate of Kenneth Erwin, Portland, Michigan
Sold: $600.00
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