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A VERY RARE PAIR OF DEHUA GROUPS
18TH CENTURY

清十八世紀 德化白瓷仕女梅花擺件一對

Each group is modelled with a lady wearing long robes, standing and holding a small fruit in one hand
fanked by a young attendant. The fgures stand on rockwork either side of a tall and elaborately detailed
blossoming prunus tree.

15Ω in. (39.4 cm.) max. high (2)

£10,000-15,000 $16,000-23,000
€14,000-20,000

See a similar blanc-de-chine group with a prunus tree published in, Blanc de Chine, P.J.Donnelly, London,
1969, no. 64.

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