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LOT 1986
Bronze Mandarin Duck Opium Weight Group
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 1 3/4 in. (113 grams total, 28-43 mm).
Each modelled in the round on a hexagonal tiered base. [2, 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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