Sale 2151
New York
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1 - 2 April 2009
Price realised
USD 2,125
Estimate
This lot is offered without a reserve
A GROUP OF CHINESE FIGURES OF BRONZE ANIMALS, HAN DYNASTY AND LATER, comprising a stork, a wild boar, two bulls, a cow and a horse; together with crab attached to a marble plaque with a ring at back for hanging The crab on the marble base 3¾in. (9.5cm.) wide (7)
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