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LOT 2058
Chinese Hongshan Style Serpentine Dragon Pig
20TH CENTURY A.D
4 3/4 in. (644 grams, 12.2 cm).
Carved jade weight with grotesque face and penannular D-section body, pierced at the neck. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired UK, in the 1980s.
Property of a retired South West London doctor.
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