A FAMILLE VERTE FIGURE OF A BOY standing on a plinth wearing a floral-ground apron and holding a hollow vase containing a lotus flower and leaf, 17th Century | Christie's

Sale 2142

Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art

Amsterdam

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14 May 1991

Browse Sale

Lot 200

A FAMILLE VERTE FIGURE OF A BOY standing on a plinth wearing a floral-ground apron and holding a hollow vase containing a lotus flower and leaf, 17th Century

Price realised

NLG 2,530

Estimate

NLG 2,000 - NLG 3,000

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A FAMILLE VERTE FIGURE OF A BOY standing on a plinth wearing a floral-ground apron and holding a hollow vase containing a lotus flower and leaf, 17th Century
22.5 cm. diam.

See illustration page 78
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Lot Essay

See for an almost similar figure, Chinese Porcelain from the Butler Family Collection, p. 80.
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