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LOT 1983
Chinese Gilt Bronze Zoomorphic Belt Hook
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3 3/8 in. (45.9 grams, 87 mm).
With D-section neck and hook finial, ovid plaque with grotesque mask and animal body detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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