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LOT 2692
Chinese Stone Figure of a Striding Male
19TH CENTURY A.D.
12 in. (6.6 kg, 30.5 cm high).
Grotesque advancing figure wearing baggy trousers, his hands placed flat on his stomach, leering face with protruding tongue, flat-topped cap with bow to the brow; integral rectangular base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2692
Chinese Stone Figure of a Striding Male
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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