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A PAIR OF WHITE WATER BIRDS
19TH CENTURY
Perched on tree stumps which open to hold
fowers, their heads turned back as if to preen their
plumage with their long yellow beaks
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high (2)
$6,000-9,000
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A PAIR OF BISCUIT-GLAZED FRISKY
BUDDHIST LIONS
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Finely modeled on leaf-shaped bases, each with a
brocade ball, one looking back over his shoulder
7 in. (17.7 cm.) long (2)
$4,000-6,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York, 16
May 2013.
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LITERATURE:
William R. Sargent, Chinese Porcelain in the Conde
Collection, Madrid, 2014, p. 174, no. 51.
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A BISCUIT-GLAZED SEATED GUANYIN
KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
The goddess of mercy shown with a with small boy
in her lap, her high topknot under a scarf and a long
necklace around her neck
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE:
With Ralph M. Chait Galleries, New York.
LITERATURE:
William R. Sargent, Chinese Porcelain in the Conde
Collection, Madrid, 2014, p. 164, no. 47.
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