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LOT 1035
Archaeological Books - Pitt-Rivers - Antique Works of Art from Benin
1900 A.D.
12 5/8 x 9 7/8 in. (1.55 kg, 32 x 25 cm).
Lieutenant-General Pitt-Rivers - Antique Works of Art from Benin - Printed privately, 1900 - hardback, cloth bpud with gold blocking to covers ad spine - with old card-mounted photograph of a Benin ivory figurine. [No Reserve]
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Property of a Kent, UK, collector.
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LOT 1035
Archaeological Books - Pitt-Rivers - Antique Works of Art from Benin
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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