Fine Chinese Paintings & Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 83
A CHINESE LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF A DIGNITARY 16TH CENTURY He stands with his feet...
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £3600
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Description
A CHINESE LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD FIGURE OF A DIGNITARY
16TH CENTURY
He stands with his feet apart and hands clasped before him, with his head turned slightly to the left, his loose robes decorated with flowerheads amidst stylised leafy tendrils, the borders carved in relief with scrolling designs, 49.5cm.
Provenance: formerly purchased from the Traditions of Collecting Exhibition, June 1997; and then an English private collection, Wiltshire, purchased from Alistair Sampson Antiques Ltd on 18th June 1997. A copy of the invoice is available.
Cf. Christie's Paris, 12th June 2012, lot 190 for a comparable standing figure.