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LOT 2212
Post Medieval Silver Snarling Fox Pendant
19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (7.68 grams, 28 mm).
Modelled in the half-round with hollow reverse, snarling attitude with loop above and pierced lug below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 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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