Fine Porcelain and Pottery - 25th February 2014

Lot 415

A rare small salt-glazed stoneware figure of Buddhai Ho Shang c.1745

Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £600

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Description

A rare small salt-glazed stoneware figure of Buddhai Ho Shang c.1745, seated in typical pose with his corpulent belly exposed, 7.5cm.

Cf. The Henry H. Weldon Collection, English Pottery 1650-1800, p.328, no.184. Also Woolley and Wallis, 12th February 2013, lot 15 for a coloured example.