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LOT 1917
Incense Pendant Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 - 6 1/2 in. (137 grams total, 15-16.5 cm).
Group of two silver-coloured metal pomanders comprising: bat-shaped suspender with two short chains, openwork pomander with chained stopper, sun-wheel design flanked by flowers and robed female supporters; floral suspender with two short chains, openwork pomander with chained stopper, two fishes modelled in the half-round on a field of openwork scrolls, five chains below with rumbler-bell finials. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a South West London gentleman.
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From the private collection of the late A.B., London, UK; acquired before 1989. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12009-213037.
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