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LOT 2139
Framed Chinese Silk Picture Pair
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 5/8 x 25 1/8 in. (2.33 kg total, 19.5 x 64 cm).
Each with embroidered figures, houses and scenery in light-coloured silk, set in glazed faux-bamboo frames. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired London, UK.
Property of a Harwich gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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