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CHINESE EXPORT NODDING-HEAD FIGURESNodding-head figures were imported into England, Europe and America from Canton in large numbers from the 1780s. The great interest in England was due in large part to the personal tastes of the Prince of Wales (later George IV, 1762-1830). His taste for Chinese decoration was expressed in the Chinese Drawing Room at Carlton House, London and then in the interiors of The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, in which the designers, John and Frederick Crace were involved. A number of Chinese figures of this type were prominently displayed in the Long Gallery of the Pavilion – there are eight such figures in situ today from the Royal Collection - and at least three were supplied in c. 1803 by Crace for Brighton (see RCIN 26085 and J. Nash, Illustrations of her Majesty’s Palace at Brighton, London, 1838, plate XV). Well-documented examples are at the Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts, Drottningholm Palace, Sweden, The National Museum, Copenhagen. ANOTHER PROPERTY
A CHINESE EXPORT LARGE POLYCHROME-PAINTED CLAY NODDING-HEAD FIGURE OF A LADY
CIRCA 1815
Details
A CHINESE EXPORT LARGE POLYCHROME-PAINTED CLAY NODDING-HEAD FIGURE OF A LADY
CIRCA 1815
The finely modelled figure with detachable lead weighted clay head with earings, one arm raised, the other by her side holding a handkerchief, the traditional Chinese robes decorated with flowers and butterflies, the head apparently original, restorations
26 ¾ in. (68 cm.) high
CIRCA 1815
The finely modelled figure with detachable lead weighted clay head with earings, one arm raised, the other by her side holding a handkerchief, the traditional Chinese robes decorated with flowers and butterflies, the head apparently original, restorations
26 ¾ in. (68 cm.) high
Provenance
The Collection of H.M. Luther; Sotheby's, New York, 13 April 2016, lot 158.
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