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LOT 0388
Post Medieval Water Basin with Figures
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
15 3/8 in. (15.2 kg total, 39 cm high).
A copper-alloy water basin held on the shoulders of two muscular nude male figures traversing a wooded landscape, animal skin shawls draped around their necks and shoulders; the basin carinated with a frieze of stylised floral roundels to the shoulder.
Provenance
English private collection.
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LOT 0388
Post Medieval Water Basin with Figures
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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