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LOT 2687
Tribal Carved Wooden Swazi Mirror
SWAZILAND, CIRCA 1950 A.D.
77/8 in. (295 grams, 20 cm wide).
Rectangular wooden frame set with a glass mirror, the reverse carved with a shield and spears, metal handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceIan Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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