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LOT 1876
Terracotta Opium Pipe and Other Artefact Group
CIRCA 17TH CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 7/8 in. (98 grams total, 25-48 mm).
The group comprising two complete bowls with geometric ornament; three partial stems, also decorated to varying degrees; together with other miscellaneous items. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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