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LOT 1692
Burmese Wooden Bird Loom Pulley Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 - 5 3/4 in. (120 grams total, 14-14.5 cm).
Each carved as a parrot perching on a disc with octofoil designs to both outer faces; free-running median pulley-wheel within each disc, suspension hook behind the neck. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the Singapore art market.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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