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Lot 1030
Pair of Asian Polychrome Wood Carved Foo Lions
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
20th century, each carved from a single wood piece, seated and showing teeth and curled tongue, mirrored glass adornment to neck and legs, appears unmarked.

19 3/4 x 4 x 15 1/2 in.

From the Estate of the late Joseph D. Rowand, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Joe Rowand was instrumental in developing a contemporary art scene in North Carolina. After studying in New York City at Parsons, he brought the big city art feel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina when he opened Somerhill Gallery in 1972. His gallery served as an epicenter for collectors and artists to gather and grow for over thirty years.

Good estate condition, some surface scratches and small areas of loss to mirrored glass.