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Chinese Qing Green Glazed Terracotta Retainer Pair Chinese Qing Green Glazed Terracotta Retainer Pair Chinese Qing Green Glazed Terracotta Retainer Pair
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LOT 2379

Chinese Qing Green Glazed Terracotta Retainer Pair

QING DYNASTY, 1644-1912 A.D. OR LATER

8 7/8 - 9 1/4 in. (906 grams total, 22 -23.5 cm).

Comprising: figure in floor-length robe with vessel in his cupped left hand; similar figure supporting a platter on his left shoulder. [2]

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 2379

Chinese Qing Green Glazed Terracotta Retainer Pair

Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)

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