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(US$13,000-15,000)
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A BOXWOOD FIGURE OF A SCHOLAR
18TH CENTURY
The figure carved seated with right leg propped up on a rockwork base, wearing layered robes with hair tied back in a pin, holding in his right hand a peach, the face modelled with a contemplative expression, the head and hairpin detachable (age cracks)
11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.) high, box
18TH CENTURY
The figure carved seated with right leg propped up on a rockwork base, wearing layered robes with hair tied back in a pin, holding in his right hand a peach, the face modelled with a contemplative expression, the head and hairpin detachable (age cracks)
11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm.) high, box