Sale 5098
London, South Kensington
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6 September 2007
Price realised
GBP 1,500
Estimate
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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