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LOT 2029
Kashmir Bronze Fish Chaffing Dish with Niello
20TH CENTURY A.D.
17 3/4 in. (1.27 kg, 45 cm).
Long fish-shaped chaffing dish with ellipsoid basal ring, dense pattern of foliage and tendrils bands reserved on a niello field.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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LOT 2029
Kashmir Bronze Fish Chaffing Dish with Niello
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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