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Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Foo Dog' Guardian Lion Pair Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Foo Dog' Guardian Lion Pair Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Foo Dog' Guardian Lion Pair
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LOT 2271

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Foo Dog' Guardian Lion Pair

20TH CENTURY A.D.

7 - 8 in. (1.7 kg total, 18-20.5 cm).

Hollow-formed glazed figures of mythical lions, one with a forepaw on a piercedwork ball, the other with a forepaw resting on a puppy. [2, No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.

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LOT 2271

Chinese Blue and White Porcelain 'Foo Dog' Guardian Lion Pair

Sold for (Inc. bp): £20

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