Description & Technical information
Polychrome decorated Chinese nodding figures with mounted lamps are rare. David Styles had a virtually identical pair of figures in his celebrated collection at Wateringbury, Kent, which was dispersed in 1978.
Note: The figures retain the original painted decoration, the glass shades are replacements.
Date: 1815
Period: 1750-1850, 19th century
Origin: England
Medium: polychrome
Dimensions: 74.5 x 25.5 x 30.5 cm (29³/₈ x 10 x 12 inches)
Provenance: Mrs. Dolly Mann, London, England.
Private collection, Sussex, England.
Categories: Furniture
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