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Unusually large at just under 12in (29cm) across, and with a well-preserved patina, Dreweatts believes it would have been displayed in the study room of a Qing imperial family member.
It comes with provenance, coming by family descent to the current owner from HG Lowder, who worked for the Chinese Customs Service in the 1920s.