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LOT 1161
Ottoman Carved Wooden Stylus Base
19TH CENTURY A.D.
11 5/8 in. (847 grams, 29.6 cm high).
Carved with repeating patterns of flowers and foliage on the base and separate crescent upstand; two lugs to the base with curved slot. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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