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    6 September 2007

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    • A Chinese soapstone figural gr
    Lot 1418

    A Chinese soapstone figural group, 19th Century

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    GBP 1,500

    Estimate

    GBP 400 - GBP 600

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    A Chinese soapstone figural group, 19th Century
    the central figure wearing short voluminous robes and with a benign expression, standing upon three tiers of rockwork, two attendants painted in long red embellished robes standing at graduating levels on the rockwork below him -- 11 5/8in. (29.5cm.) high.

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