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    Sale 9530

    Asian Decorative Arts

    London, South Kensington

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    5 December 2002

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    • A Chinese wooden carving of an
    Lot 153

    A Chinese wooden carving of an immortal late 19th Century

    Price realised

    GBP 176

    Estimate

    GBP 200 - GBP 300

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    A Chinese wooden carving of an immortal
    late 19th Century
    the recumbent figure grasping a twin-tooth, one-horned dragon under one arm, a carved and pierced wooden stand -- 16¼in. (42.1cm.) long, (damages).
    See Illustration.

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