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LOT 2114
Chinese Green Glazed Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
10 7/8 in. (654 grams, 27.5 cm).
Octagonal in section comprising two gourds and a scooped neck, with low-relief ornament of coins and other features. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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