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LOT 0893
Iranian Bowl with Camel Rider
19TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
6 7/8 in. (376 grams, 17.5 cm wide).
Footed bowl with glazed inner face, polychrome scene of a camel and rider with guide, foliage in the field, concentric rings to the rim; some repainting. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old collection, Nottingham, UK.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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