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LOT 1557

Chinese Bone Tobacco Container with Crouching Figures

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

3 7/8 in. (84 grams, 98 mm).

A bone tobacco container with sliding lid displaying a scene composed of two male figures crouching in a landscape.

Provenance

with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1557

Chinese Bone Tobacco Container with Crouching Figures

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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