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LOT 1824
Chinese Tang Style Straw-Glazed Jug
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
13 1/4 in. (2.2 kg, 34 cm).
Of conical profile with broad rounded shoulder, trumpet-shaped neck with carinated sidewall; two square pierced lugs to the shoulder, zoomorphic spout and handle; band of interlocking 'wine-glass' motifs to the equator. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
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