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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW JERSEY COLLECTION
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A PAIR OF LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL FIGURES OF LEOPARDS
19TH-20TH CENTURY
Each fgure is shown crouching on its hind legs, its forelegs braced below the head with open mouth, and
is realistically decorated with irregular black-tinged spots on the ochre-yellow body, and a white belly
centered by a ‘cash’ design.
21¬ in. (55 cm.) and 21¡ in. (54 cm.) long
(2)
$10,000-15,000

A pair of similar leopards from a Paris apartment designed by Jacques Grange was sold at Christie’s
London, 19 November 2010, lot 551. A single leopard sold at Christie’s New York, 17 March 2017, lot 1057.
十九/二十世紀 掐絲琺瑯豹一對

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