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LOT 1853

Tang Style Gilt Bronze Flask

20TH CENTURY A.D.

9 1/2 in. (491 grams, 24 cm high).

With painted rosette and floral detailing, filling chamber to the shoulder. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990.

CONDITION

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LOT 1853

Tang Style Gilt Bronze Flask

Sold for (Inc. bp): £13

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