Lot 156
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY
The figures with finely modelled faces, in earthenware painted with mineral pigments. Fitted wooden stands.
Height 61cm and 59cm
Estimate $5,000 - $7,000
The taller figure with one foot broken and re-joined, possible restorations in other areas, both figures with chipped noses, small chips and losses, rubbing and losses to paint work, original wooden arms missing.
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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
From a private Australian collection
International Design & Applied Arts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8214
6:00pm - 6 December 2017
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Viewing in Sydney & Melbourne
Saturday 2-Sunday 3 December, 10am-4pm & Wednesday 6 December, 9am-5pm
CONTACT
Chiara Curcio
chiara.curcio@leonardjoel.com.au
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