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A pair of Qing period Chinese marble temple lions carved as…
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Auckland
Date:
26-Apr-2022
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A pair of Qing period Chinese marble temple lions carved as newel post finials both accompanied by pups, the male with foot upon a brocade ball, the female with a ribbon cascading from her mouth, Both raised on short remnant post bases with reciprocal lappet capitals. Our vendor purchased these from a previous owner who stated their history as obtained at the sacking of the Emperor's Summer Palace in Peking in 1860. Some weathering and losses, height 34 cm
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Oriental: Ceramics - Chinese