The Phillip Allen Collection - 16th November 2023

Lot 1278

A RARE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE ON A STAND

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2142

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Description

A RARE CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE ON A STAND
17TH CENTURY

Possibly depicting Dong Fangshuo, depicted standing on an oval base decorated with scrolling patterns; he wears long flowing robes billowing in the wind; his right arm is raised and he holds a stolen Peach of Immortality in his left hand; a paper label to the back reading 'OCS 2009, THE WORLD OF MONOCHROMES, NO.261'; together with an elaborate wood stand carved as a rocky outcrop with mushrooms and waves below, 41cm. (2)

PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.

Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).

Exhibited: The Oriental Ceramic Society, The World of Monochromes, 2009, no.261.