Simona Oprea
Head of Oriental Art, Traditional Art & Carpets Evaluation Office; Chinese Language Certificate HSK 4
97. Silver snuffbox, featuring the effigy of an eagle, protocol gift from the President of the Republic of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, during the state visit in June 1982, in the original box [cca. 1970]
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97. Silver snuffbox, featuring the effigy of an eagle, protocol gift from the President of the Republic of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, during the state visit in June 1982, in the original box [cca. 1970]
Estimate:
EUR 200 - 300
Sold
EUR 350
800 silver, 137 g, 11 x 8 cm
Research information
A portion of the funds obtained from the sale of items from Ambassador Nicolae Ecobescu's personal collection will be directed towards the publication of the last two volumes of the monumental series "Romania: Survival and Assertion Through Diplomacy in the Cold War Years".
PROVENANCE
Provine din colecția fostului ambasador Nicolae Ecobescu.
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Simona Oprea
Head of Oriental Art, Traditional Art & Carpets Evaluation Office; Chinese Language Certificate HSK 4
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