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LOT 2296
Chinese Brass Guardian Lion Statuette
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (804 grams, 12.5 cm).
Modelled in the round crouching on a stand with flared feet. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1990s.
From the Dr Ince collection, N.W. London, UK.
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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