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A PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE FIGURES A FAMILLE ROSE TURQUOISE-GROUND
55 Republic RUYI-SCEPTRE
A LARGE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE The first modelled as an elegant scholar 18th/19th century
HEXAGONAL BALUSTER VASE wearing a long blue robe embellished with The curved shaft finely enamelled with
19th century auspicious symbols, holding an open fan in scrolling foliate and bat motifs, the wider mid-
Finely enamelled on each side with four battle one hand, his serene face crowned with an section with a stylised auspicious character
scenes probably from ‘Romance of the Three unusual hat; the second figure formed as a suspending by confronting bats, the cloud-
Kingdoms’, all reserved on a typical ground beautiful lady in dancing clothes. 27.5cm (10 shaped head with a central ‘shou’ medallion
with fruit, flowers, birds and insects, the 3/4in) high (2). flanked with stylised bats, enclosed by dot
mouth rim and foot rim with scroll and flower and keyfret borders. 38.5cm (15 1/4in) long
borders, flanked with Buddhist lion handles. £2,000 - 3,000
83cm (32 5/8in) high CNY19,000 - 29,000 £1,000 - 1,500
HK$24,000 - 35,000 CNY9,700 - 15,000
£2,000 - 3,000 HK$12,000 - 18,000
CNY19,000 - 29,000
HK$24,000 - 35,000
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