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LOT 1851
Framed Red-Necked Amazon Parrot on Linen
MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. (1.12 kg, 44 x 31.5 cm).
Bamboo stems and leaves with red-necked Amazon Amazona arausiaca printed on linen with 'Sb' monogram to lower middle; mounted in a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Footnotes
The red-necked amazon Amazona arausiaca is only found in the Caribbean island of Dominica.
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