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LOT 2223
Chinese Han Style Bronze Crane Finial
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (272 grams, 13 cm high).
With stylised detailing and cylindrical socket.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-1990s.
Ex West Country, UK, collection.
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Opening Bid: £100
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Opening Bid: £40
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Large Chinese Han Ceramic Kneeling Figure
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Wearing a floor-length robe and moon slippers, the hands enclosed in the concertinaed folds of the sleeves, long hair gathered in knot to the rear; restored. 7.5 kg, 43 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.C122e85 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11371-192659.
