ID 820253
Lot 617 | A PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT POLYCHROME-DECORATED NODDING HEAD FIGURES
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
QING DYNASTY (1644-1911), LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Depicting a seated Emperor and Empress, modeled in unfired clay or composition, each wearing Imperial robes painted with dragons, he with a golden crown atop his heads, she with her hair pinned in a top knot, all on rockwork bases
11 in. (18 cm.) high, the Emperor
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 July 1994, lot 114.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plaster, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Qianlong period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Plaster, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Qianlong period |
| Place of origin: | China, Eastern Asia, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Statuettes |
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