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LOT 2144
Chinese Tang Style Gilt Bronze Mirror with Erotic Scenes
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 5/8 in. (1.12 kg, 19.5 cm).
Discoid in plan with a raised border and central domed and pierced knop; decorated with alternating roundels of foliate tendrils and erotic figures; tinned mirror face; after the antique.
ProvenanceCollected from 1979-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK.
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LOT 2144
Chinese Tang Style Gilt Bronze Mirror with Erotic Scenes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
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