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LOT 1849
Large Chinese Style Glass Statue of a Warrior
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
12 5/8 in. (2.29 kg, 32 cm).
Moulded in the round figure with drawn sword held at his left shoulder, brimmed helmet, copious beard, right hand holding his road belt. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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