Sale 8020
London, South Kensington
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11 June 1998
Price realised
GBP 437
Estimate
A LATE MING GILT-BRONZE MODEL OF A STANDING FEMALE ATTENDANT WEARING A BIRD HEADDRESS AND LONG ROBES, THE EDGES WITH WAVE-PATTERNS, HOLDING A BASKET OF FLOWERS, ON A STEPPED RECTANGULAR BASE -- 12¼.IN (31.1CM) HIGH, 16TH/17TH CENTURY. SEE COLOUR PLATE 45.
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Specialist Sarah Reynolds highlights the sumptuous work of the Pre-Raphaelites’ second and third generations
Specialist Camille de Foresta explains how these two large beasts were made some 1,000 years ago to accompany their Chinese owner into the afterlife