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    Sale 9840

    Furniture and Decorative Objects including The Private

    London, South Kensington

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    12 May 2004

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    • A Continental carved alabaster
    Lot 214

    A Continental carved alabaster model of a lion

    CIRCA 1920

    Price realised

    GBP 299

    Estimate

    GBP 300 - GBP 500

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    A Continental carved alabaster model of a lion
    Circa 1920
    Inset with glass eyes and traces of paint to the nose and roaring open mouth
    15¾in. (40cm.) high, 19¾in. (50cm.) wide

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