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RUSSIA, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A wooden Basket in the form of a crested Duck
Russia, late 19th century
Stylistically carved, the concave body with curved ends decorated with foliate scrolls and geometric motifs, surmounted by a single handle, one end carved as a crested duck's head with hinged beak and crest, the other with the head of a peasant, apparently unmarked
20.5in. (52.5cm.) long
Russia, late 19th century
Stylistically carved, the concave body with curved ends decorated with foliate scrolls and geometric motifs, surmounted by a single handle, one end carved as a crested duck's head with hinged beak and crest, the other with the head of a peasant, apparently unmarked
20.5in. (52.5cm.) long