Highly important 19th century jade water buffalo on wooden…
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highly important 19th century jade water buffalo on wooden stand c. 1850s. Height (excluding stand) 11.5 cm. Width 26 cm. Provenance: Purchased by Lala Seabrook (Florence Court) in London on one of her world trips in the 1920s. Passed down to a family member who is the vendor

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