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Asian Art | October 30, 2024

Wed, Oct 30, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 602

Chinese Marble Plaque of Scholar on Horseback

Estimate: $200 - $400

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white marble with black veining, applied hardstone, reverse with painted crane and pine tree, signed, on wood base, 14 x 10-1/2 in. overall 

Provenance: From the Collection of L. Nelson and Virginia Bell, Waynesboro, Virginia, who resided in China between 1916 and 1941; by descent in family

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From the Collection of L. Nelson and Virginia Bell, Waynesboro, Virginia, who resided in China between 1916 and 1941; by descent in family

dust accretion, missing part of hat, fine cracks or fissures at scholar's body and beard; wood base with elements detached but retained