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LOT 2121
Sino-Tibetan Inscribed Fire Steel with Pouch
19TH CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (83 grams, 28 cm).
The body displaying ornate brass mounts to one face, the suspension loop adorned with clusters of spherical baubles embossed with stylised floral designs, braided cord strap with a spherical jadeite bead to the closure. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired by private treaty from an old US collection.
Property of RWM Collection.
Literature
See Cacciandra and Cesati, Fire Steels, Milan, 1996, no.249, for similar example.
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