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LOT 2672
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]
ProvenancePreviously from a Hong Kong collection.
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Christie’s, Oriental Works of Art and Ceramics, 3rd June 1993, London, lot 276, for similar.
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LOT 2672
Chinese Qing Green Glazed Terracotta Retainer Pair
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£40 (EUR 46; USD 54) +BP*
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