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THE SOWELL COLLECTION The following five lots are from a small group of ‘erotic’ figures
depicting men engaged with younger women at intimate everyday
80 activities such as pedicures, ear or teeth-cleaning or wine-drinking.
To the Chinese these pursuits clearly alluded to sexual escapades
to come. A grouping of these ‘erotic’ figures was last seen in the
famous Dr. Anton Dreesman Collection dispersed at Christie’s in
five 2002 auctions held in London and Amsterdam.

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A FAMILLE ROSE PEDICURE GROUP
QIANLONG, CIRCA 1760
The male seated and resting with satisfaction, his bare foot on his
companion’s knee, while she gazes down in concentration
7æ in. (19.6 cm.) wide

$10,000-15,000

PROVENANCE:

With S. Marchant & Son, London.

LITERATURE:

op. cit., p. 116, no. 6.2.

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A FAMILLE ROSE GROUP OF A COUPLE
LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Modeled as a man sitting on colorful rockwork, his robe open and
companion on his knee

7 in. (18 cm.) high

$10,000-15,000

PROVENANCE:

With Cohen & Cohen, London.
With John Sparks Ltd, London.

LITERATURE:

op. cit., pp. 118, no. 6.4

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