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LOT 0916
Western Asiatic Openwork Lion Incense Burner
LATE 20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 in. (1 kg, 18 cm wide).
Ornamented with a dense series of pierced scrolled vines, stylised face with pricked ears, long nose, almond-shaped eyes; the head hinged.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1970.
Property of a London gentleman.
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