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GUSTAVE JOSEPH CHEROT (French 1838-1894) "First Kiss", gilt bronze and plique a jour enamel wall plaque depicting two young water nymphs among cattails while one steals a kiss as witnessed by a frog.  Signed lower right "Joseph Cherot 12".  Height 24 inches.  Estimate $1,500-$2,000

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A LARGE CARVED ALABASTER FIGURAL LAMP C. 1900 probably Italian of an amorous partially nude young woman supporting a lamp stem with two sockets and three arms displaying an etched dome opaque shade with pendant prisms.  Apparently unsigned.  Height 54 inches.  Estimate $2,000-$4,000