iGavel Auctions: Chinese Gilded Wood Claw and Ball Foot, Qing Dynasty CAC1

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Estimate
$100-200

Description
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Provenance
Property from the Collection of Brigadier General Charles A. Coolidge
The Coolidge Ledger: "claw from foot of Imperial Throne of China in Temple above Woo Gateway knocked off by shells from American cannon Capt Riley's battery when bombarding Forbidden City Aug 14, 1900 Peking" Ledger number 378
On loan: Museum of Fine Arts Houston, May 14, 1932, number 59

Measurements
Height: 2 7/8 inches

Weight

Condition
worn, detatched