Asian Art I - 16th May 2017
Lot 22
λ FIVE CHINESE IVORY FIGURES OF WARRIORS LATE QING DYNASTY With Guandi accompanied by two of his...
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £2000
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Description
λ FIVE CHINESE IVORY FIGURES OF WARRIORS
LATE QING DYNASTY
With Guandi accompanied by two of his generals and two attendants, each carrying halberds and dressed in chain mail with elaborate mask pendants, 26cm. (5)
Provenance: formerly the collection of Professor R C Cookson (1922-2008), purchased from Louis Joseph, London, 12th April 1958 for £270.
Cf. Phillips International Auctioneers and valuers, Sir Victor Sassoon Chinese Ivory Trust, 9th-20th November 1999, no.32 for a comparable example.