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LOT 2142

Estimate
GBP (£) 250 - 350
EUR (€) 290 - 400
USD ($) 330 - 470

CHINESE HAN STYLE BRONZE ANIMAL FINIAL
19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
2 3/8 in. (90 grams, 60 mm high).

Formed as the head of a fantastical creature, with bovine-like ears and eyes, bifurcated horns with erupting flowers, a lozenge in relief to its forehead and detailing to eyebrows and upper lip; hollow reverse with tapering rectangular lug.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1980-1990s.
From a West Country collection.

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