Sale 10418
London, South Kensington
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11 November 2015
Price realised
GBP 1,250
Estimate
A CELADON AND GREY 'HEHE ERXIAN' GROUP 19TH CENTURY The group is carved and pierced with the Laughing Twins, one is standing on a rock holding a box emitting smoke, and the other stands below him holding a lotus stem. 5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) high, wood stand
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