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LOT 2057
Ming Style Glazed Terracotta Archer
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (537 grams, 24 cm).
Modelled in the round on a square base, with separate posable head wearing a tall helmet with knop and feathers; black riding boots and cross-over robe beneath a mailcoat and armoured panels; painted facial features with clear eyes and eyebrows; hands supporting a curved bow by the neck and string. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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