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Lot 223
Chinese Famille Noir Biscuit Figure of an Immortal
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
19th century, modeled as the Immortal Li Tiegua, one hand holding a double gourd, the other supporting a crutch, standing atop a rectangular plinth.

11.75 in.

Estate of Henry Marcelle, Westport, CT Mr. Marcelle was a Sinclair Oil Corp. executive, first hired in 1922. He acquired these lots while traveling for business in China and Japan from the late 1930s through the 1950s.

See Christie's Sale 3515, lot 531, for a similar example.

Some old repairs and minor loss.

$200 - 400