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LOT 2145
Brass Cat and Bear Statuettes
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 - 2 3/4 in. (280 grams total, 52-70 mm).
Comprising of a seated guardant cat with a raised leg and curved tail, a polar bear with head turned up. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex property of a London collector; acquired 1960s.
Property of a North London, UK, lady.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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