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Wooden Figure and Articulated Figural Bottle Stop Group Wooden Figure and Articulated Figural Bottle Stop Group Wooden Figure and Articulated Figural Bottle Stop Group
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LOT 1980

Wooden Figure and Articulated Figural Bottle Stop Group

MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.

5 - 9 5/8 in. (215 grams total, 12.5-24.5 cm).

Comprising: carved hardwood military figure (King's African Rifles); bottle-stop with activating lever to simulate dinking from a bottle; bottle-stop with activating lever to make the figures kiss. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of an East Anglian gentleman, 1970s-early 2000s.
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 1980

Wooden Figure and Articulated Figural Bottle Stop Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

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