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LOT 2290
Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Box
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. (571 grams, 12.2 x 8.3 mm).
Rectangular in plan with blue landscape to sidewall, hatched edge and border to lid with river scene, chop seal to underside of lid. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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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