6th May, 2026 11:00
Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026
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A CHINESE CARVED WOOD AND GESSO FIGURE OF A SEATED DIGNITARY, QING DYNASTY
seated in a horseshoe back armchair, wearing a long robe with phoenix rank badge and a high hat, traces of gilt decoration, 49cm high
Provenance: Acquired from Bonham's London, 20 November, 1998, lot 141.
一件木雕敷彩坐像，清代
Sold for £1,000
seated in a horseshoe back armchair, wearing a long robe with phoenix rank badge and a high hat, traces of gilt decoration, 49cm high
Provenance: Acquired from Bonham's London, 20 November, 1998, lot 141.
Auction: Live Sale: Chinese and Japanese Works of Art 2026, 6th May, 2026
Highlights of Olympia Auctions' Chinese and Japanese works of art sale include an Imperially inscribed jade mountain from an Italian Noble family, a superb cloisonne enamel 'Egret' vase by the studio of Namikawa Sosuke from the property of an English Gentleman and a private Scottish Collection of Chinese works of art including bamboo carvings and jades. Other British private collections include Chinese snuff bottles predominantly collected in the first half of the 20th Century, and a collection of Japanese Satsuma ceramics including a large and impressive koro and cover.
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