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LOT 2394

Chinese MingStyle Stucco Head

20TH CENTURY A.D.

10 5/8 in. (3 kg total, 27 cm including stand).

Modelled in the round with tightly drawn hair held in a band, exaggerated facial features; traces of original pigment scheme beneath chin; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Previously from a Hong Kong collection.
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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 2394

Chinese MingStyle Stucco Head

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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