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LOT 2229
Chinese Qing Wooden Lion Dog
17TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
14 in. (1 kg total, 35.5 cm wide).
Carved architectural feature with red and gold pigment; sunwheel motif above the head, forelegs extended and hindlegs folded beneath the body; head turned and mouth gaping. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex North Yorkshire deceased estate, 1990s.
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Acquired 1990s. West Country, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.13CM180321 from Laboratory Kotalla. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11366-192805.