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Asian and Emporium Auction

Fri, Jan 15, 2021 09:00AM EST
Lot 15

Three Chinese Pottery Figures of Court Ladies

Estimate: $200 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Tang or Tang style, sancai glazed lady sitting on a rattan stool, bisque head with braided hairstyle, green and amber dress with impressed floral decoration, holding a fan and parrot, 8-1/4 in., with stand; standing figure with tall coiffure hairstyle, wearing a long dress and shawl, red paint decoration under yellow green colored glaze, 10 in., with stand; small sancai glazed standing figure, streaks of green, amber, and blue, 5-1/2 in.; with carved wood stand   - Provenance: Duncan and Duncan, Washington DC, 1946, 1947 (figures 91.432 and 91,439); Property from the Collection of Senator Hugh Scott, now the Property of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts

Condition

seated figure with repair at neck, hand, and fan, glaze loss and color retouch; standing figure with repair at neck, chip and repair to hairstyle; small sancai figure with repairs and retouch to neck and dress; other possible repairs, losses, and wear