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LOT 2276
Chinese Bronze Statue of a Lady
20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 in. (4.45 kg, 35.5 cm).
Hollow-formed figure of a female kneeling on a textured base with hands extended. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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