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LOT 2372
Chinese Rock Crystal Plaques with Animal Faces
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (9 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.) (42.1 grams total, 42 mm each (436 grams total, 25 x 15 cm including box)).
Matched pair, each a plano-convex appliqué with carved facial features, hatched band to the brow and chin, two countersunk eyes flanking a carinated nose. [2]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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