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LOT 2064
Rock Crystal Animal Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 1 7/8 in. (62 grams total, 38-47 mm).
Comprising: standing bull pierced at the shoulders; sleeping feline pierced at each forepaw; both carved in the round. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
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