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Old 28th September 2010, 09:48 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Atlantia
Hi Michael,

Thanks for coming in on this one. Do the designs have any significance to you?
They are quite distinctive with the eagles and central figure......... I have high hopes that it could be identified.

Best
Gene

Hi Gene,

Jeeping creepers, I've seen plenty of those patrons in sales catalogs but I can't find any at the moment. The web is not helpful either: no useful entries for 'oriental/greek/brass/patron/firearms' on Firefox. I did do some research, believe me.

I will hang on though and leaf thru more important sales catalogs. Sorry but it's not my field of expertise.

Eftihis, could you possibly contribute some reference pics from a book or catalog on Greek or oriental art? These patrons are not rare, there are plenty of them in the market ...

Gene, please have patience.

A dead tired good night to the sunny (? ) South of England from a cold, windy and rainy Bavaria -

and of course best as always,
Michael

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