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LOT 2008
Chinese Bronze Warring States Style Dagger
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
8 3/4 in. (110 grams, 22.2 cm).
Flat-section blade with a rounded tip and a wide, pierced tang. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Ma Gallery, Bath, UK.
From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
See Peers, C.J., Ancient Chinese Armies 1500-200BC, London, 1990, p.16, for a similar original blade.
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LOT 2008
Chinese Bronze Warring States Style Dagger
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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