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LOT 2135

Egyptian Style Cat on Wooden Base

20TH CENTURY A.D.

8 in. (1.25 kg total, 20.5 cm including stand).

Modelled in the round in alert pose with gold coloured loop in each ear; bronze or composition on a polished wooden base; after the antique. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

CONDITION

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LOT 2135

Egyptian Style Cat on Wooden Base

Sold for (Inc. bp): £416

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