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LOT 2019
Chinese Archaic Style Bronze Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/4 in. (3.2 kg, 34 cm high).
Square in section and piriform in profile with taotie masks supporting drop handles, domed lid with four dragon appliqués. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s, and Desmond Morris.
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