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Lot 6

A CHINESE SANCAI POTTERY FIGURE OF A LION DOG

seated and scratching its left ear, glazed in cream, green and brown, Ming,
22cm high x 15cm long x 14cm wide

Provenance: The Charles Lambert Rutherston Collection, acquired by Luff at Bluett & Sons Exhibition in March 1948 - "The Rutherston Collection of Old Chinese Works of Art" , no. 57 (£75).
The Collection of Richard Edmund Relfe Luff CBE (1887-1969)

Condition Report: click here
Estimate: £400 - £600
Hammer price: £4,500
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.

Literature:  R.L. Hobson and A.L. Hetherington: "The Art of the Chinese Potter" published in 1923, illustrated on plate 18, figure 1.

Bluett & Son 1970 valuation no. 21.


Wear consistent with age. One of the ears has been restored which can be seen with the naked eye and the other ear has a chip to the top. The end of the tail is chipped. The leg scratching the head has been restored. Other minor chips and imperfections to the potting, a stock number has been written in uv pen on the edge of the base, (can only be seen under UV light) (please see additional images)

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