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\r\nPossibly France, 19th century","additional_info":[{"title":"Additional Information","text":"A similar example is preserved in The Wernher Collection, Ranger's House, London, with inventory number 88259344 (EE227)
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\r\nWith the CITES certificate no. 18PTLX02708C
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