A Large Pair of Chinese Famille Jaune Porcelain Figures of Fu Lions
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Estimate$1,500 – $2,500
Status
Closed
A Large Pair of Chinese Famille Jaune Porcelain Figures of Fu Lions
19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
each beast molded with a wide grimace, depicted seated on hindquarters above a tiered pedestal base painted with landscapes in rectangular reserves.
Height 17 in., 43.2 cm.
Property from the Collection of Terence Kelleher, Esq., Southold, New York
Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.
