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LOT 1579
Roman Style Silver Mouse Figure Nibbling a Nut
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
1 1/4 in. (23.6 grams, 31 mm).
Modelled in the round. squatting with a nut in its forepaws, detailed fur texture, tail raised and coiled. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a Surrey collector; acquired in the early 1970s.
Property of an East Sussex, UK, private collector.
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