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LOT 2046

Indian Mutton Fat Jade Carved Fish-Shaped Gunpowder Flask

LATE 20TH-21ST CENTURY A.D.

7 5/8 in. (331 grams, 19.5 cm).

Carved in the round in the form of a fish with S-curved body in grey-white stone; the finial a bird's head and neck; fish-head with open jaws, lotus-flower knops as stoppers.

Provenance

Private collection, UK.

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LOT 2046

Indian Mutton Fat Jade Carved Fish-Shaped Gunpowder Flask

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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