Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 28
A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY FIGURES C.1800 Modelled as a man and a woman
Estimate £1,000 - £2,000
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Description
A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE POTTERY FIGURES
C.1800
Modelled as a man and a woman, each standing wearing colourful robes painted with foliate and dragon designs, the man holding a scroll, 29.5cm max. (2)
Cf. C L Crossman, The Decorative Arts of the China Trade, pp.316-317, where related examples of nodding figures in The Peabody Museum, Salem are illustrated.