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Lot 3104

A Group of Three Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Foo Lions

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Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century, the largest lion glazed in yellow and seated with front paw resting on a baby cub atop a tall base decorated in floral and geometric patterns in green, yellow, and aubergine, and a smaller pair of foo lions in darker colors and standing atop green bases, the pair marked "CHINA" to the underside.

Tallest: 11 x 5 x 3 3/4 in.
Shorter pair: 6 3/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. each

From the Estate of the late Lynette G. Totten, Butner, North Carolina

Small scattered firing hairlines to pair of lions; small scattered scuffs and staining to large lion.