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LOT 1968

Painted Terracotta Animal Group

20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER

6 1/4 - 7 in. (785 grams total, 16-18 cm wide including stand).

Comprising: a ceramic camel with painted bridle detailing, checked body; similar equid with socketted eyes; each mounted on a ceramic stand. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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LOT 1968

Painted Terracotta Animal Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

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