Sale 19039
New York
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24 September 2020
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Price realised
USD 9,375
Estimate
AN AMBER-COLORED STONE FIGURE OF A SEATED LION CHINA, NORTHERN QI - TANG DYNASTY (AD 550-907) Shown seated with forelegs firmly braced on a rectangular plinth, with head facing forward and the mouth open in a roar 7 ¼ in. (8.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Nicholas Grindley Works of Art, London, 10 November 1982. The James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection, Chicago.
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