A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF IMMORTALS

Lot 816
19.03.2021 13:00UTC -05:00
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Starting price
$ 15 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 495077
Lot 816 | A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF IMMORTALS
Estimate value
$ 15 000 – 25 000
A PAIR OF PARCEL-GILT-BRONZE FIGURES OF IMMORTALS

LATE MING DYNASTY, 17TH CENTURY

Each figure is shown leaping with arms raised and wearing long baggy trousers tied at the waist and long billowing celestial scarves. The face of one figure has a serious expression, with eyes downcast and mouth set in a grimace, and the other has a mischievous expression, with eyes widely opened above bulging cheeks and a manic grin.

8 ½ and 8 ¼ in. (21.6 and 21 cm.) high, wood stands

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