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LOT 2315
Ming Green and Brown Glazed Figural Plaque
MING DYNASTY, 1368-1644 A.D. OR LATER
9 x 6 1/2 in. (957 grams, 23 x 16.6 cm).
Rectangular plaque with raised hatched border, image of two figures modelled in high-relief, with green and pink detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 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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