Lot #158 - An old Chinese bronze statuette
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:January 2014 Antique and Art Auction
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Sale Date:21 Jan 2014 ~ 10am (NZ time) (Lots 1 - 221)
21 Jan 2014 ~ 5pm (NZ time) (Lots 230 - 590) -
Lot #:158
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Lot Description:An old Chinese bronze statuette
possibly as early as the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor Liu Bei (Xuande) of the Three Kingdoms Period. Seated upon a throne chair, his right hand raised to a jewelled sash at his chest, his robe front decorated with an incised panel replicating embroidery and depicting a horned dragon in a landscape. His beard, moustache and coiffure trail tentacle like over his sternum. Height 380. -
Estimate:NZ$5,800 - 5,800
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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