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LOT 2104
European Bronze Lion Statuette
SPAIN, 19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (404 grams, 89 mm).
Modelled in the round in crouching pose with jaws open and tail curled over the back. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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