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LOT 1757
Archaic Chinese Style Bronze Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 3/8 in. (2.4 kg, 34 cm).
Hollow-formed censer formed as a fenghuang standing with chalice on its back. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx West Country collection, UK, 1970-1990s.
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