Sale 8483
London, South Kensington
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19 August 1999
Price realised
GBP 196
Estimate
A blanc de chine model of a bearded scholar seated wearing flowing robes and leaning on a stool -- 3in. (8.8cm.) high, double gourd seal mark to back, Kangxi; and a blanc de chine group modelled as a seated dignitary flanked by two boy attendants -- 8in. (21.5cm.) high, 18th Century. (2)
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