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LOT 1885

Large Silver Calligraphic Inlaid Bird

20TH CENTURY A.D.

13 1/4 in. (1.6 kg, 33.5 cm high).

Formed in the round standing with wings folded, stylised anatomical and feather detailing, silver inlaid flowering vines, guilloche, 'net' and other elaborate detailing, calligraphic roundel to breast and neck; tear-shaped void to head with hinge for a lid.

Provenance

London collection since the 1980s.
Property of a Canadian family.

CONDITION
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LOT 1885

Large Silver Calligraphic Inlaid Bird

Sold for (Inc. bp): £598

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