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LOT 2343
South East Asian Glazed Vessel and Elephant Group
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
4 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (1.52 kg total, 11-11.4 mm).
Comprising: an elephant figurine standing with head thrown back, kilted rider on its back; hollow-formed jug with elephant-head and tail, trumpet-shaped mouth; squat waisted bowl. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 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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