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LOT 2086

Chinese Ming Glazed Retainer Pair

MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER

13 - 13 1/4 in. (3 kg total, 33-34 cm).

Both standing on a rectangular base in a wide stance, wearing conical hats, boots and black cross-over robes tied at the waist with a red belt; separately modelled heads with delicately rendered faces; both showing one raised arm (one with hand absent) and the other held at the side covered by the voluminous sleeve; repaired. [2]

Provenance

From a West Country, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 2086

Chinese Ming Glazed Retainer Pair

Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)

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