Sale 7524
London
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12 - 13 December 2007
Price realised
GBP 2,250
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A PAIR OF JAPANESE PATINATED BRONZE MODELS OF CRABS, A LOBSTER AND A HERMIT CRAB MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912) The pair with large open claws, stretching up ready to snap, patina distressed in areas 9¼ in. (23.5 cm.) wide and smaller (4)
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