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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Man of the Sandwich Islands, with His Helmet J. Webber del. J.K. Sherwin Sc.
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An English 18 century engraving titled "Man of the Sandwich Islands, with his helmet " signed .J. Webber del. J.K. Sherwin sc. The subject was sketched in the 1770s by J.K Sherwin S,...
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English British Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Vivid Huari Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Pre-Columbian textile fragment with wave like patterns woven in bright colors. Framed in a black shadow box. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts - so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs. Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
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Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Textile

18th Century Swedish Folk Art Tray / Serving Bowl with Original Paint Dated 1782
Located in Boden, SE
18th Century Swedish Folk Art tray / serving bowl from Borlänge Dalarna, Northern Sweden A fantastically early tray dated 1782. It also has cut marks on the u...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Antique Gothic Carved Limestone Model of a Madonna or Venus
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique limestone carving. Modeled as a Madonna. With her head slightly tilted, holding an orb in one hand, and with her other hand resting on her breast. By repute ...
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Unknown Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Limestone

Gustavian, 18th Century Plate Rack with Original Rosemåling Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gustavian Swedish 18th century plate rack with original gorgeous rosemåling painting, circa 1800, origin: Northern Sweden.
Category

Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Roman Micro-Mosaic Portrait of a Warrior Woman in Concrete
Located in Middleburg, VA
This incredible Roman micro-mosaic portrait of a woman shows off a woman warrior in all her glory. Not only interesting because of its age, the subject mak...
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Italian Greco Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone, Concrete

Old Nautical Print from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie Nautical Subject 1780 circa
Located in Milan, IT
Print by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke encyclopédie méthodique, end of the 18th century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 146, pag. 163 fig. 1161-1172; with frame cm 51.2 x 40.8. Some sails are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paper

Noh Edo Period Lion Mask II
Located in Pasadena, CA
This another superb example of an Edo Period early 18th century or earlier Lion Mask created for the Lion Dances of the Gion Matsuri Festival. The mask is i...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

18thC Italian Oak & Polychrome Carved Bishop Statue
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1720 Large Early 18thC Italian Oak & Polychrome Carved Statue of a Bishop / Saint. Flat back with a secret panel which would have been used to hide gold. An exceptional exam...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Oak, Paint

Magnificent Silk Ikat Chapan, Uzbekistan, Xix Century
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Ikat Chapan – a man’s uzbek coat – Style Robe with exceptionally rich colour and dynamic pattering. Viewers may become lost in this ikat’s intertwining mot...
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Uzbek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Cotton

Swedish 18th Century Original Blue Folk Art Painted Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish 18th century original painted decorative Folk Art box, with original lock and key.
Category

Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Spanish 18th Century Primitive Trough
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very handsome primitive trough from the Catalan region of Spain. The trough is beautifully carved from a large solid block of wood. Serves wonderful...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass Hanukkah Lamp, Galicia, 18th century. The backplate is cast and pierced featuring dense scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah Lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Chanukah Lamp), served a purpose, having been used on one of the days that Chanukah fell on the Sabbath, as Sabbath Candlesticks. This lamp was made by the technique known as "sand casting". This process begins with a wooden mold that was carved out to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. The mold is pressed into fine sand mixed with clay, then removed, and molten brass poured into the impression. When a mold wears out, a casting from that mold is often used as the mold for the next generation. Those later lamps...
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Polish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Brass

Framed Collection of Mesoamerican Pre-Classic Period Sculptures & Arrow Heads
Located in New York, NY
Incredible collection of pre-columbian clay sculptures / figures / statues / pottery, mounted and framed. The pieces date from the pre-classic (Formative) period of Meso-American cul...
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North American Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Clay, Precious Stone, Hardwood

18th Century European Carved Pine Trunk
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century European carved pine trunk Brilliant antique trunk / blanket chest from Europe. This can also be used as a toy chest, games chest, linen chest, etc. The chest meas...
Category

British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

William & Mary Rare Pewter Trefid Spoon with Portraits, Circa 1690
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Very rare William and Mary pewter trefid spoon the handle molded in relief with portraits and dating from around 1690. The spoon has an elongated rounded ...
Category

English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pewter

18th Century Polychrome Delft Oil and Vinegar Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th century polychrome Delft oil and vinegar stand in Imari flower decorations.
Category

Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Delft

Louis XVI Style Lion Mask Wall Clock
Located in Warsaw, PL
“A Louis XVI style lion mask wall clock” This fire gilt bronze Louis XVI style lion mask wall clock was one of the most outstanding masterpieces, which was originally made by Edme-J...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Persian Islamic Blue Glazed Pottery Vessel Jug Caligraphy Khorasan 1200
Located in Portland, OR
A rare ancient Persian totally intact 12th/13th Century Islamic vessel/jug, from Khorasan. The vessel with a deep blue glaze and having a band of incised Islamic caligraphy to the to...
Category

Persian Khorassan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pottery

Exceptional Surinam-Themed Amsterdam Long-Case Clock
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Surinam-themed Amsterdam long-case clock The Netherlands, 1746-1756, dial signed Nicolaas Weylandt/Amsterdam The case of the clock is made of Rio palisander veneer and snakew...
Category

Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Palisander

Pair of 18th Century Portraits of Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa
By Martin van Meytens
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of oil portraits of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I of Austria 18th century, in the manner of Martin van Meytens (Dutch/Swedish,...
Category

Austrian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Paint

15th Century or Earlier Redware Tangas, Marajoara Culture, Marajo Island, Brazil
Located in Point Richmond, CA
15th Century or Earlier Redware Tangas, Marajoara culture, Marajo Island, Brazil Tangas are thin concave triangular ceramic pubic covers found in burial mounds associated with fem...
Category

Brazilian Tribal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Earthenware

18th Century, Nantucket Origin, Coffin Family Stand-Up Blanket Chest
Located in York County, PA
18th CENTURY, NANTUCKET-ORIGIN, STAND-UP BLANKET CHEST, EXUBERANTLY PAINT-DECORATED, OWNED BY THE COFFIN FAMILY AND NICKNAMED "THE TIGER CHEST" BY FAMILY MEMBERS, WHO HANDED IT DOWN FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION, CIRCA 1780-90 Stand-up blanket chest over two drawers, exuberantly painted, in a Folk Art manner, with fancifully scalloped, boot jack ends and skirt, attractively proportioned. The decoration consists of widely-spaced, curving lines, in a loose interpretation of elaborate wood grain. The result is all-together bold and whimsical, with a degree of visual impact seldom achieved among its counterparts, placing it among the best of its kind. The story that accompanies the chest solidifies its importance in both American history and decorative arts. It was handed down through generations of the Coffin family on Nantucket, where it was very likely made. Anyone who knows the island well, knows that the Coffin name is practically synonymous with Nantucket itself. The Coffins were a whaling family who both settled the island (purchasing it with a group of investors for 30 pounds and 2 beaver hats...
Category

American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

17thc Polychrome Painted Ceiling Panel
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1680. 17thc polychrome painted ceiling panel Mounted on a later block   Measures: W48 x D11 x H39.5cm.
Category

British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Antique Sampler, 1780's, by Elizabeth Brenchley
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
178? Sampler by Elizabeth Brenchley. The sampler is worked in silk on linen ground, in mainly cross stitch. Simple line border. Colours red, green, blue and silver. Alphabets A-Z in ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Silk

17th Century Oil on Board Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very beautiful early 17th century oil on board painting of Saint Eugene - The Archbishop Of Toledo, Spain. Wonderful brushwork and intricate detail....
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Two Carved Wood 18th Century Baroque Cupids, with Crown of Foliage
Located in Virum, DK
Two carved wood 18th century Baroque cupids. With crown of foliage.
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Double Handled Earthenware Jug
Located in Long Island City, NY
This double handled earthenware jug of pottery has a narrow mouth and two handles.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Clay

Red Floral Painted Cabinet, 1790, Central Europe
Located in Albignasego, IT
Sideboard, antique Tyrolean red painted cabinet - 19th century, Central Europe Measures: H. 192 cm – L. 87 cm – P. 50 cm (82 cm to the frames) ...
Category

Italian Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Fir

An Intriguing 18th Century Carved Burl Wood Treen Figure, Continental Circa 1740
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A most fascinating and intriguing hand carved objet d'art of a treen figure in burl wood, exhibiting wonderful form, grain, colour and patina. The underside bearing remnants of an ol...
Category

European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Burl

Barons Delaware Boston Joined Chest of Drawers, US American Colonial
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A joined enclosed American walnut, white oak, pine, beech, maple, krappa (crabwood), and letterwood Boston chest of drawers with lidded top Ipswich/Bosto...
Category

American American Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Fine Indo-Portuguese Ebony Corpus
Located in London, GB
A fine 18th century Indo-Portuguese corpus, carved out of solid ebony. In very good condition with a good patina.
Category

Indian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Ebony

French 17th Century Chestnut Brusque
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulous 17th century Arte Populaire Brusque from the Ardeche region of France. A vessel used for preparing chestnuts.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Oak

Abstract Paracas Precolumbian Textile, Peru, 1100-1400 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Earth tones pre-Columbian textile fragment with abstract embroidered figures. This piece is framed in a black shadowbox. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs. Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Earth tones adorn this striped pattern pre-Columbian textile. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts...
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Extremely detailed yellow embroidered Pre-Columbian textile fragment with hints of red from the Chancay culture in Peru. This piece is framed in a black shadowbox. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a Pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs. Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Textile

18th Century French Hammered Copper Jug or Pitcher with Iron Loop Handle
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is an interesting 18th century, French, hammered copper jug or pitcher with an iron loop handle. The jug or pitcher is all hand made with a hammered ...
Category

French Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Copper, Iron

Egyptian Mummy Mask, Late Period, ca. 700-30 B.C.
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Carved hardwood mummy mask having a pink-brown painted ground, painted black eyes and brows. Wearing a black headband. Eyes and brows are restored. Scattere...
Category

Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Tonga Pakipaki War Club, Polynesia, 18th Century
Located in Delft, NL
A Tonga Pakipaki war club, Polynesia, 18th century An exceptional ironwood war club originating from Tonga, Polynesia. 18th century and hand carved with complex geometric patterns running the length of the shaft. 4 human and 1 botanical glyphs and a extra carving, see details in picture 2 The Tongan war club...
Category

Polynesian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Rouen Faience Corpus
Located in London, GB
A French faience corpus manufactured in Rouen. The cross now missing and with historic damage to the wrists and ankles.
Category

French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Faience

African Bura Stone Funerary Marker
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract stone sculpture is a funerary marker of the Bura people of the Niger/Mali region. Little is known about the Bura civilization (c. 200 to 1000 AD), but it shares many of...
Category

Nigerien Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone

Carved Lions
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual pair of 17th Century (or earlier) Flemish (?) carved lions that once formed part of a large cabinet or, perhaps, the feet of an elaborat...
Category

Dutch Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

Norwegian Baroque Box, Carved Mythical Creatures + Figurative Scenes, Circa 1740
Located in New York, NY
Very special Baroque box with carved decorations of mythical creatures and figurative scenes Carved monogrammed initials "HPP" + Family Crest, origin: Gudbrandsdal, Norway, circa 174...
Category

Norwegian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Softwood

Ancient Roman Bronze Leg or Artifact / Element
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Ancient Roman bronze element. It appears to be a leg or support for a larger structure. The leg has a hoofed foot that supports a li...
Category

European Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 17th Century Italian Carved and Polychrome Angel Figures
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Late 17th/Early 18th Century carved and polychrome Italian angel figures. Now mounted in modern stands. Wonderful baroque carving and retain original paint   
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

18th Century French or Italian Santo Nativity Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century French or Italian Santo Nativity figure, a hand carved and painted fruitwood figure for a Christmas Creche or Krippe. Excellent and delicate details to the head and hands. The half figure stands on a dowel set into platform base, dressed in original fine linen robe...
Category

Italian Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Linen, Fruitwood

18th Century, Willem Muys, Rebekka and Eliëzer at the Water Source, Oil on
Located in Leuven , BE
Rotterdam-born painter Willem Muys (1720-1763) specialized in wallpaper paintings. Little is known about his work, as not many paintings can be attributed to him. His children Cornelia, Robbert and Nicolaes were trained by him and have all made a career as artists. In the story of Rebecca (Gen. 24: 46-67) the servant...
Category

Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Ecuadorian Carved Skull Shaped Whistle
Located in London, GB
This unique and amazing Ecuadorian primitive piece is a whistle carved in a skull form, and dates to the formative stage from the woodland period. It measures 2 in – 5 cm wide, 2 ½ i...
Category

Ecuadorean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Clay

French 18th Century Bed Warmer with Coat of Arm Symbols
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An 18th century French bed warmer in copper with wooden handle. With the hammered decoration of a noble family own coat-of-arms. The last is showing ...
Category

French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Copper

Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Earth tones adorn this striped pattern pre-Columbian textile. These piece is mounted on a black shadowbox frame. It is a wonder to behold antiquities such as a pre-Columbian textiles, an authentic piece of art that has been preserved for centuries and that survives generation after generation. Textiles are infinitely more delicate than wood, metal, or rock artifacts -- so the existence of these pieces after hundreds and thousands of years is exceptional. These textiles maintain their vibrant colors, natural threads, and their unique, historical designs. Provenance: This textile comes from the collection Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart and former collection of the archaeologist Ferdinand Anton...
Category

Peruvian Pre-Columbian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Textile

Wooden Mask with Rock Crystal Eyes and Bronze Eyelids/Eyebrows
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Wooden mask with rock crystal eyes and bronze eyelids/eyebrows Circa: 711-332 BC Origin: Egypt.
Category

Egyptian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stucco

2 Ancient Carved Stone Brown Ring Bi Disc Sculptures Iron Stands Modernist
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of orange/brown stone carved bi-discs. The bi or pi disc is a flat disc with a circular hole in the center. The discs date back to Neolithic times (5,000-2,000 bc). Archeologist...
Category

Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Stone, Iron

Two Terracotta Lions with Shields, French, Mid-18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Possibly designs for Chenets.
Category

French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Terracotta

18th Century English Wood Carved Standing Chinese Attendant with Lotus Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century English wood carved standing Chinese attendant with lotus bowl, The well carved and decorated figure with glass eyes, holding a 10 inch...
Category

English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Glass, Wood, Paint

18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The backplate is cast and featuring a deer in the center surrounded by open scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eight oil fonts. Scholars theorize that these Polish Chanukah lamps that bear two servant lights (as opposed to the singular servant light normally found on a Hanukkah Lamp...
Category

Polish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Brass

17th Century Hand Painted Venetian Gondola Funeral Board, Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large green ground Venetian funerary board, this would of hugged the top hull of a gondola hence the boards convex construction. And obviously this would of been used for funeral p...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Pine

Oil on Canvas Depicting a Porcelain Sales Woman, Chinese School, 18th Century
Located in Langweer, NL
Interesting 18th century painting, Chinese School, for the European market, depicting a porcelain sales woman dealing with European traders. Medium: Oil on canvas. Measures: 62.5 x...
Category

Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Canvas

Scandinavian 18th Century Folk Art Hat Or Wick Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Danish wooden hat or wig box of wood with original painting.
Category

Danish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Folk Art

Materials

Wood

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