Sale 8377
London, South Kensington
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13 May 1999
Price realised
GBP 230
Estimate
A blanc de chine model of Budai standing on a cloud scroll base wearing long flowing robes and with his arms raised above his head -- 8in. (21cm.) high; a blue and white bowl painted with scattered flower sprays and floral swags -- 7in. (19.6cm.) diam; an oblong octagonal meatdish decorated with pagodas in a river landscape -- 12in. (31.7cm.) wide; and a quatrefoil planter painted with scrolling peonies -- 9in. (24.1cm.) wide, all 18th Century. (4)
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