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LOT 2028
Georgian Bronze Statuette of a Giant Hornbill
18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (11.2 grams, 38 mm).
Perching on a column on a tiered plinth, modelled in the round. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.
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