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LOT 2358
Ordos Style Belt Toggle
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (32.4 grams, 74 mm).
Comprising a rectangular plaque with scrolled ornament and stud to the reverse, slender shank with lateral loop, hooked finial with beast-head detailing. [No Reserve]
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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