A striking French ceramic bird lamp base, circa 1970s,…
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A striking French ceramic bird lamp base, circa 1970s, fashioned as a stylised bird of prey with rough etched silver and gold colours and contrasting swathes of cobalt with gilt cailloute decoration, on a square white metal base and having European electrical fittings, height 44 cm

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