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LOT 2284
Chinese Tang Style Bronze Mirror Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
3 3/8 - 4 3/8 in. (438 grams total, 8.8-11.2 cm).
Comprising: larger mirror with central pierced lug, raised rim, low-relief geometric pattern; smaller with raised flange rim, central pierced stud, reserved figures of men, birds and other items. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.