Property of an Important Midwestern Collection
A Rare Chinese Brown-glazed Stoneware Figure of a Stag, Qing Dynasty, Late 18th / Early 19th Century | 清十八世紀末 / 十九世紀初 褐釉瑞鹿擺件
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January 22, 06:42 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Property of an Important Midwestern Collection
A Rare Chinese Brown-glazed Stoneware Figure of a Stag
Qing Dynasty, Late 18th / Early 19th Century
清十八世紀末 / 十九世紀初 褐釉瑞鹿擺件
powerfully modeled seated foursquare on a rectangular base with head turned to the left and an alert gaze, the lips cold painted red, the coat simulated with a streaky brown glaze decorated with white spots, the later added antlers molded in resin and lacquered black
height 25 in.; 63.5 cm
Compare a closely related pair formerly in the H. Gutmann Collection, Potsdam, exhibited at the Prussian Academy of Arts (Preußischen Akademie der Künste), Chinesischer Kunst, Berlin, January 12th-April 2nd, 1929, and illustrated in the catalogue, p. 294, cat. no. 784. The pair was sold in our London rooms, May 4th, 1932, lot 24, and later entered the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie R. Samuels, and was subsequently sold in these rooms, October 2nd-3rd, 1981, lot 17 (sold privately pre-sale).