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LOT 2652
Chinese Carved and Polished Bowenite 'Wu Zhu' Coin Form Disc
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (36.5 grams, 54 mm).
Modelled as a disc with a central rectangular hole, four engraved chinese characters on each face. [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 2652
Chinese Carved and Polished Bowenite 'Wu Zhu' Coin Form Disc
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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