A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT TURQUOISE-GLAZED SPOTTED HOUNDS

Lot 2
23.05.2024 10:30UTC +00:00
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£ 50 000
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ID 1225355
Lot 2 | A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT TURQUOISE-GLAZED SPOTTED HOUNDS
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 80 000
A RARE PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT TURQUOISE-GLAZED SPOTTED HOUNDS
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, KANGXI PERIOD (1662-1722)
Seated with heads turned to one side, their bulging eyes set in an intent downward gaze, mouths open and teeth bared, the dark spotted fur markings contrasting with the bright turquoise glaze

8 in. (20.4 cm.) high




Provenance

Collection of Edouard Larcade (1871-1945), Paris.
Art Chinois... Provenant de la Collection Edouard Larcade, sold Galerie Charpentier, Paris, 2 April 1957, lot 242.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 28 May 1968, lot 197.
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