Sale 8469
London, South Kensington
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22 July 1999
Price realised
GBP 138
Estimate
A pair of Chinese stone models of kylin the beasts standing on rectangular bases with their heads turned to left and right -- 7in. (19.7cm.) long, 19th/20th Century. (2)
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