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A famille verte biscuit group of the laughing twins, Hehe Erxian
KANGXI
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A famille verte biscuit group of the laughing twins, Hehe Erxian
Kangxi
The laughing twins seated on a pierced rockwork base, both wearing a short ochre and green glazed tunic open at the front and tied low around the hip, one holding a lotus and double gourd, restoration to two hands and a leaf
13.8 cm. high
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Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 23.205% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €110,000. If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €110,000 then the premium for the lot is calculated at 23.205% of the first €110,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €110,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.
Lot Essay
A similar figure is illustrated in William R. Sargent, The Copeland Collection of Chinese and Japanese Ceramic Figures, The Peabody Museum of Salem, p. 70, no. 25.
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