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A PAIR OF EXPORT SANCAI-GLAZED
620 ELEPHANT CANDLEHOLDERS

EARLY 19TH CENTURY

Each animal is standing foursquare with (2)
its wrinkled head turned. Its back is
surmounted by a saddle, blanket and
candleholder in the form of a vase.
8 in. (20.3 cm.) long

$5,000-8,000

PROVENANCE:

With Cohen & Cohen, London.
The James E. Sowell Collection, Dallas,
Texas.

LITERATURE:

Michael Cohen and William Motley,
Mandarin and Menagerie: Chinese and Japanese
Export Ceramic Figures, Reigate, 2008, p. 194.

清十九世紀初
外銷三彩太平有象燭臺一對

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A BISCUIT-GLAZED FIGURE OF A BOY
19TH CENTURY

The boy is standing on a rectangular base
enameled with trellis. He is wearing a
bangle, a necklace and a fowered skirt and
pants.
10º in. (26 cm.) high

$4,000-6,000

PROVENANCE:

With Rare Art Inc., New York.
The James E. Sowell Collection, Dallas,
Texas.

LITERATURE:

Michael Cohen and William Motley,
Mandarin and Menagerie: Chinese and Japanese
Export Ceramic Figures, Reigate, 2008, p. 91.

清十九世紀 素三彩童子立像

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