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LOT 2319
Indian Wooden Pyxis with Laquered Floral Design
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (388 grams total, 13 cm high).
Drum-shaped wooden container with domed lid, bands of rosettes to the rim of body and lid with lacquered bands of tendrils and leaves. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, UK.
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