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LOT 2132
Vintage Italian Japanese Figure Pair by A. Giannelli
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (200 grams total, 14 cm high each).
Comprising two composite figures: male advancing with right hand on his head; female standing clutching a fish, signed to reverse and dated '1989'. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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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