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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]

Provenance

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 2284

Chinese Tang Style Bronze Mirror Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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