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LOT 2178
Chinese Carved Soapstone Vase Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 - 5 1/2 in. (537 grams total, 11.7-14 cm wide).
Comprising: carved openwork with bowl and vase in a vignette with monkey and bird; small ovoid bowl in a carved vignette with leaves and berries. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s.
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