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AN ORMOLU-MOUNTED CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZED FIGURE OF A QILIN QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
- 28.5cm. high; 11¼in.
the mythical beast portrayed with head turned to the left, with bulging eyes and flared nostrils, the gaping mouth revealing its teeth and fangs, applied overall with a vivid turquoise glaze, seated on a Louis XV ormolu scrollwork base
Provenance
Pomfret Lodge, Northamptonshire