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LOT 1867
Post Medieval Madonna Pipe Clay Figure
18TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/4 in. (665 grams, 24.7 cm high).
Shown standing on a free-standing openwork hexagonal base.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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