Lot 63
 

63

A Chinse Porcelain Figure of a Warrior, Kangxi, standing wearing armour, a box in his right hand, painted in famille rose enamels and gilt, 21cm high, on later wooden base

Sold for £3,200
Estimated at £400 - £600


 

Old restoration to neck, hands and feet. The head has been broken off, re-glued and overpainted. On the left hand all four remaining fingers are with overpainting. The left thumb is entirely missing and the left little finger has been re-glued. The right-hand thumb is re-glued and overpainted. The right index finger is missing the tip and there is a small amount of loss to the right middle finger also.  The box that he is holding has some loss to the front-right corner. Some chipping and minor losses.

Gilding to the front panels a later addition, there are elements of orange enamel visible, the rear panels are left in the white.

 


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Auction: Townhouse: Property From the London Residence of a Lady of Title, 14th Jan, 2022

Townhouse: Property From the London Residence of a Lady of Title

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