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LOT 1575

Estimate
GBP (£) 300 - 400
EUR (€) 350 - 460
USD ($) 400 - 540

CHINESE MING RETAINER GROUP
LATE MING DYNASTY-EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (599 grams total, 18 cm high each).

A pair of glazed ceramic figurines comprising: retainer standing on a socle base wearing long high-collar knee-length robe and conical cap, hands on the stomach holding an applied bandolier; similar with right hand raised inside an overlong sleeve and left hand holding a cap(?). [2]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1970s.
West Country, UK, collection.

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