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LOT 2296
Chinese Ming Terracotta Figure Pair with Chair
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER
15 - 16 1/8 in. (7 kg total, 38-41 cm).
Set comprising: two hollow-formed glaze figures of guards standing erect with left arm bent and hand hollowed to accept a spear (absent), with separate head on a hexagonal-section stepped base; hollow-formed cubicle with pitched roof, knop finial, glazed sat within and hatched glazed panels to the sidewalls. [3]
ProvenanceEx 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.
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LOT 2296
Chinese Ming Terracotta Figure Pair with Chair
Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)
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