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LOT 2013

Stone and Other Animal Collection

20TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 - 4 1/4 in. (511 grams total, 6.4-10.9 cm).

Comprising: a Chinese style reclining lion figure carved from amethyst; lapis lazuli plaque depicting a seated falcon; a lion fitting pierced through the head and neck in white stone; a stylised snail pendant in dark stone; a resin figure of a mouse resting on a corn cob. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
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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LOT 2013

Stone and Other Animal Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £494

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