Sold for $34,375

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium

Lot Description

A Pair of Famille Verte Porcelain Figures of Fu Lions

KANGXI PERIOD (1661-1722)

清康熙素三彩太獅少獅一對
modeled with bulging eyes, floppy ears and a broad snout, the head with black dots on the pale yellow fur, the male with a ball and the female with a cub, both seated on plinths painted with flowers.

Height overall 15 1/2 in., 39.4 cm.

Property Sold to Benefit a Nonprofit Cultural Organization

Condition Report

The female fu lion with a crack on one paw, and restoration on one ear. The male figure in good condition with some losses of enamel. Both stands in decent condition with pits to the glaze.

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