£2,200
A CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE FIGURE OF BUDAI, QING DYNASTY. The figure seated dressed in robes open at the chest, with his right knee raised holding onto a clothed sack under his left arm. Two impressed seal marks to the back; A two character mark in double gourd above a rubbed four character mark in a square. Together with an open work wood display stand. Figure 18cm tall x 20cm. Provenance: Property of Terence E B Harnden who served as Senior Naval Stores Officer in Hong Kong between 1937 - 1940. Acquired in Hong Kong before returning to England, thence by descent.
Good overall condition. Firing cracks to edge of base with another fault around the left ankle.
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:| 1 to 500000: | 24% inc VAT* |
| 500001+: | 12% inc VAT* |
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| 500001+: | 15.6% inc VAT* |
