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LOT 2670
Chinese Carved Amuletic Pendant
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (18.5 grams, 38 mm).
Modelled in round as a reclining animal with a long beak and incised decoration to the body, jadeite or hard stone. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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LOT 2670
Chinese Carved Amuletic Pendant
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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