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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]
ProvenanceProperty of a South West London gentleman.
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