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LOT 1191
Western Asiatic Bronze Elephant
CIRCA 18TH-19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (4 in.) (115 grams, 73 mm (251 grams total, 10 cm wide including stand)).
In advancing pose with trunk extended, tail draped along the hindleg; old inked number '27' to underside; supplied with a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex European collection since 1970.
with Herman Historica, Munich, Germany, Auction 95, no.6031 (Part).
Property of a French collector.
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