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LOT 2217
Chinese Rock Crystal Statuette
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (198 grams total, 12.4 cm includin stand).
Carved in the round, a standing scholar in a knee-length robe holding a ruyi sceptre; mounted on a wooden display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx UK auction house.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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