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LOT 2055
Chinese Ming Glazed Terracotta Tomb Figure
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER
27 1/4 in. (6.35 kg total, 69.5 cm total high).
Comprising: hexagonal base with pointed shoes and trouser-legs; body standing erect in an ankle-length robe with arms bent to the chest inside sleeves, fringed panel to the outer face, supporting a cockerel; separate head with pillarbox cap, bird motif to the brow. [3]
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
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LOT 2055
Chinese Ming Glazed Terracotta Tomb Figure
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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