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A WILLIAM MOORCROFT CELADON 'SPANISH' MINIATURE SLENDER POSY VASE signed in green to the base "W. Moorcroft" (9.6cm high)

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A WILLIAM MOORCROFT CELADON 'SPANISH' MINIATURE SLENDER POSY VASE signed in green to the base "W. Moorcroft" (9.6cm high)

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