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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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