The Phillip Allen Collection - 16 Nov 2023
SIX CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE MODELS OF ANIMALS
SIX CHINESE BLANC DE CHINE MODELS OF ANIMALS
17TH/18TH CENTURY
Comprising: a pair of water droppers modelled as lion dogs on rectangular bases; two more lion dogs, one crouching with a brocade ball; a caparisoned horse and a quilin, 8.7cm max. (6)
PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED WITHOUT RESERVE.
Provenance: from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).
Cf. PJ Donnelly Blanc de Chine pl.111, A for a similar example.