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LOT 1877
Post Medieval Mixed Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 - 6 3/4 in. (728 grams total, 5.7-17 cm).
Comprising: a Chinese style courtly lady figurine; a glass cup with wide foot; a piriform wooden bottle with incised geometric decoration; a weaved bracelet; a speckled glass bottle; a large ceramic jar with two handles. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from older English collections via the UK art market since the mid 1970s.
From the private collection of Peran Dachinger, thence by descent.
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Discoid with two low-relief hearts with a crown above, loop to the reverse; a button or a cufflink element. 0.5 grams, 11 mm
Ex Manchester, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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