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LOT 2437
African Bronze Statue of a Lemur
20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 5/8 in. (1.63 kg, 27 cm).
Modelled in the round with herringbone ribbing to the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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