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LOT 1970
Post Medieval Bronze Vanitas Relief with Skull and Crossed Bones
GERMANY, 18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (161 grams total, 66 mm high including stand).
Comprising a human skull and crossed long bones; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
Private collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
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LOT 1970
Post Medieval Bronze Vanitas Relief with Skull and Crossed Bones
Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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