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PAIR OF CARVED STONE SPHINX FIGURES

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each on a green-painted wood faux-marble pedestal; Provenance: The Estate of David Karpeles, the Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Montecito, CA; the figures: 34 1/2 inches wide; 11 1/2 inches deep; 24 inches high; the pedestals: 39 inches wide; 16 inches deep; 24 inches high

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PAIR OF CARVED STONE SPHINX FIGURES

Name: PAIR OF CARVED STONE SPHINX FIGURES
SKU: 128746713
Price: 3500 USD
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