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A PAIR OF GLAZED POTTERY
‘MERMAID’ ROOF TILES
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

each modelled in the form of a figure with hands
clasped and the body extending to an upright
fish tail, covered in yellow, turquoise and straw-
coloured glaze
(2)
35.5 cm, 14 in.
£ 2,000-3,000
HK$ 20,700-31,000 US$ 2,650-3,950
清十九世紀 三彩仙人瓦當一對

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447

A MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID
CROSS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH/19TH
CENTURY
inlaid with intricate grapevines laden with fruit
and foliage together with floral sprays within
three stylised ruyi-head ends, the terminus
decorated with a floral arrangement inside a vase
83.5 cm, 32⅞ in.
£ 6,000-8,000
HK$ 62,000-82,500 US$ 7,900-10,600
清十八/十九世紀 外銷螺鈿花果紋十字架

447

448

A PAIR OF POLYCHROME POTTERY
FIGURES OF BUDDHIST LIONS
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
each modelled seated on a platform, their bodies
turned to face the other, detailed with large
bulging eyes and mouths agape, their tufts of fur
detailed in black
(2)
44 cm, 17⅜ in.
£ 3,000-5,000
HK$ 31,000-52,000 US$ 3,950-6,600
448
清十九世紀 彩塑瑞獅坐像一對

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