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LOT 0434

Chinese Ming Seated Magistrate Figurine

MING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.

12 5/8 in. (2.3 kg, 32 cm high).

A bronze figure of a seated magistrate, holding a sceptre, wearing a robe with details of lotus scrolls to the hem; cap inscribed 'Wang Ping Jiang', the reverse inscribed 'Jing Yi'; mounted on a custom-made wooden stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Formerly in a private Dutch collection.
Property of a private Rotterdam collector.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11565-196103.

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LOT 0434

Chinese Ming Seated Magistrate Figurine

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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