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LOT 1592
Chinese Ming Style Green Stone Bowl
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (112 grams, 12.5 cm wide).
A mottled green stone bowl with basal ring and flared rim.
Provenance
Acquired 1970s.
West Country, UK, collection.
Literature
Cf. similar item of later date in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1889,0507.15.
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LOT 1592
Chinese Ming Style Green Stone Bowl
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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