Good morning, Graham,

Thank you for contacting Mearto with your appraisal inquiry. This could be either Japanese or Chinese; if there are marks (probably on the underside) to identify where it was made it might be helpful to know and I am happy to revise my valuation if that's the case.
Based on the photographs and information provided, and subject to examination, this is:

An Asian verdigris bronze tree
probably late 19th/early 20th century
7 inches high by 12 inches wide by 7 inches deep.
Provenance: inherited from mother's estate
$200-300

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