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LOT 1850
Tang Style Bronze Mirror
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 in. (1.18 kg, 20 cm wide).
A discoid mirror, dished with a raised and beaded circular boarder at the centre; decorated with birds, beasts, floral motifs and bunches of grapes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Post Medieval Bone China Portrait of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar
20th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £110
Painted onto bone china in polychrome and gilt, showing the ruler facing, dressed in royal attire. 27 grams total, 64 mm high (82 x 82 mm including box)
Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.
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