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LOT 1850

Western Asiatic Style Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Brush or Pen Box

20TH CENTURY A.D.

8 1/4 in. (353 grams, 20.8 cm).

A narrow openwork box with sliding mechanism, the inside lined with red velvet. [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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1850

Western Asiatic Style Inlaid Bronze Calligraphic Brush or Pen Box

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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