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LOT 2179
Indian Bronze Horse Lamp Base
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 in. (2 kg, 26 cm wide).
A stylised equine figure modelled in the round standing square, wearing a simple harness and saddle cloth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceLondon collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.
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