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LOT 2102

Glass Dragon Lamp

20TH CENTURY A.D.

5 1/4 in. (400 grams, 13.3 cm).

The squat bowl with ornate spout, bestial face to the underside, sinuous dragons in relief to both flanks, loop handle formed with dragon head apex, dragonesque forms and geometric clouds in lower relief over the body. [No Reserve]

Provenance

London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.

CONDITION

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LOT 2102

Glass Dragon Lamp

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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