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LOT 2052

Stone Hand Art Group

20TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (634 grams total, 9.4-11.4 cm).

Comprising a right hand gripping a cobble, and a right hand enclosing the neck of a serpent. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 2052

Stone Hand Art Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £65

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