Asian Art I - 20th May 2015
Lot 40
A RARE SET OF FOUR CHINESE CANTONESE PEWTER FIGURES 18TH CENTURY Dressed as American traders
Estimate £8,000 - £12,000 | Hammer £9500
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A RARE SET OF FOUR CHINESE CANTONESE PEWTER FIGURES
18TH CENTURY
Dressed as American traders, wearing Western outfits and tall hats decorated with red and gilt, two carrying a bottle vase, the others a large incense burner and cover between them, all raised on a waisted rectangular plinth, 42.2cm. (4)
Cf. C L Crossman, The Decorative Arts of The China Trade, pp.367-69, pl.125, where pewter figures of this type are discussed and illustrated.