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LOT 1854

Vase with Grape Vines and Fern Leaves

20TH CENTURY AD.

7 in. (1.27 kg, 17.8 cm).

Comprising a wide body with a leaf to each corner, grapevine to both larger faces; narrow, facetted neck; probably glass. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the family collection of a Hampstead gentleman; formerly acquired in the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1854

Vase with Grape Vines and Fern Leaves

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

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