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LOT 2476

Chinese Cinnabar Snuff Bottle

20TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (31 grams, 77 mm).

With applied motif to each face of cherries on a stalk. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 2476

Chinese Cinnabar Snuff Bottle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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