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A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN
BLUE AND WHITE 'NANKING CARGO'
FIGURES OF LAUGHING BOYS
CIRCA 1750
Each smiling and pigtailed boy in seated position,
with their arms outstretched
4Ω in. (11.4 cm.) high (2)
$600-800
LITERATURE:
See D. Howard, The Choice of the Private Trader,
St. Paul, Minnesota, 1997, no. 301, p. 254.

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A CHINESE EXPORT SILVER CANN
MARK OF KHE CHEONG, CANTON, MID-19TH
CENTURY
Tapered cylindrical with writhing dragon form
handle, the body chased with figures in a village
setting, the front with a cartouche engraved with
script monogram JCB, marked on underside
3º in. (8.3 cm.) high
6 oz. 2 dwt. (190 gr.)
$500-700
Similar canns by Khe Cheong were sold from the
Collection of Myrna and Bernard Posner, Christie's,
New York, 22 August 2019, lots 19 and 33.

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