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A carved coral figural group An elaborate carved coral figural group
Late 19th/early 20th century Late 19th/early 20th century
Composed of three beauties each holding a branch of peony Carved as a mythical paradise with two female immortals standing on
blossoms as they stand on rocky outcroppings, a young boy a network of clouds, tree peony branches and rockwork enclosing an
attendant at the far left, the gay lithe figures dressed in flowing robes amphora vase, a dragon emerging from the waves below ridden by
fastened by trailing sashes, carved wood base. a bearded sage, a boat moored nearby, set into a carved tinted ivory
10 1/2in (26.7cm) high and wood base.
$8,000 - 12,000 8in (20.2cm) high
$15,000 - 25,000
Provenance
Acquired in 1966 as per acquisition number 1966.348 Provenance
acquired in 1966 as per acquisition number 1966.351
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