TWO CHINESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURES 二十世紀前期 木雕加彩人物像兩件
TWO CHINESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURES First half of 20th Century 二十世紀前期 木雕加彩人物像兩件 The first figure carved as a uniformed soldier riding atop a pair of diminutive horses and holding a rifle, the second as a man wearing a hat, tie and bright green trousers and holding a walking stick, both mounted on painted red wood bases, 18 - 29cm high (2) - PROVENANCE: From the collection of Augustus Fletcher (1928-2020), thence by descent. From 1948 to 1958 Gus Fletcher served in the Colonial Police in Malaya, and latterly was Assistant Superintendent of Police and Area Special Branch Officer in the Kuala Pilau and Bahau Police Districts of Negri Sembilan. He was awarded the George Medal in 1957 after a combined police and military operation code-named “Googly” during the Malayan Emergency. He later served the British Government in Hong Kong and New Delhi. 來源： 奧古斯都斯·弗萊徹（1928-2020）舊藏，此後家族傳承。 在1940年代後期及1950年代，奧古斯都斯·弗萊徹曾任馬來殖民地警察，及後亞森美蘭州瓜拉庇勞馬口區的助理警察總監和地區特別支部警員。在馬來亞處於緊急狀態期間，他參與了一次名為「古格利（Googly）」的聯合警察和軍事行動，並於1957年被授予喬治勳章。他其後任職於香港及新德里殖民地政府。Click here to share:Request a condition report
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TWO CHINESE LACQUERED WOOD FIGURES First half of 20th Century 二十世紀前期 木雕加彩人物像兩件 The first figure carved as a uniformed soldier riding atop a pair of diminutive horses and holding a rifle, the second as a man wearing a hat, tie and bright green trousers and holding a walking stick, both mounted on painted red wood bases, 18 - 29cm high (2) - PROVENANCE: From the collection of Augustus Fletcher (1928-2020), thence by descent. From 1948 to 1958 Gus Fletcher served in the Colonial Police in Malaya, and latterly was Assistant Superintendent of Police and Area Special Branch Officer in the Kuala Pilau and Bahau Police Districts of Negri Sembilan. He was awarded the George Medal in 1957 after a combined police and military operation code-named “Googly” during the Malayan Emergency. He later served the British Government in Hong Kong and New Delhi. 來源： 奧古斯都斯·弗萊徹（1928-2020）舊藏，此後家族傳承。 在1940年代後期及1950年代，奧古斯都斯·弗萊徹曾任馬來殖民地警察，及後亞森美蘭州瓜拉庇勞馬口區的助理警察總監和地區特別支部警員。在馬來亞處於緊急狀態期間，他參與了一次名為「古格利（Googly）」的聯合警察和軍事行動，並於1957年被授予喬治勳章。他其後任職於香港及新德里殖民地政府。Click here to share:Request a condition report
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