A RARE CHINESE EXPORT PAINTED CLAY FIGURE
First half 19th century
modelled as a man seated looking forward wearing a long blue robe, his hair in a plait of horsehair, the reverse inscribed in black, `HING LOONG, Dealer in Porcelain and Crockery, No 91 Queen's Road, Hong Kong, Also Canton and Singapore', the inscription flanked each side by two lines of calligraphy, 38cm high
| Estimate: |
£600 - £1,000
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Hammer price:
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£3,200 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
Provenance
The Anthony & Marietta Coleridge Collection
David Style, Esq., Wateringbury Place; Christie's House Sale, 31 May-2 June, 1978, lot 196
The right hand is a replacement, attached to a cork which has now broken off. Glued repair through left ankle. Small chip and repaired break to left leg immediately beneath edge of robe. MInor chips to edges
It is painted
