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LOT 2003
Chinese Bronze Tomb Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
8 3/4 in. (488 grams, 22cm wide).
A discoid miniature Tang style table with scrolled rim, five zoomorphic legs, openwork pendants, enamelled image of two fenghuang birds on a field of vegetation. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong gallery.
From a West Country, UK, collection.
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