Two Rare Chinese Export Famille-rose Figures of Ladies, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, circa 1740 | 清乾隆 約1740年 粉彩仕女擺件一對

Property of a Private New York Collector
Two Rare Chinese Export Famille-rose Figures of Ladies
Qing Dynasty, Qianlong Period, circa 1740
清乾隆 約1740年 粉彩仕女擺件一對

each modeled seated with left leg outstretched, the hair secured by a blue cloth, the arm supporting an infant wearing an iron-red and gilt dudou grasping a ruyi and a fruit
height 7 1/4 in.; 18.4 cm

Condition Report:
Both figures with restorations to the hands and feet, with associated overpaint scattered throughout the front of the body. The restoration has discolored due to age and is visible in the illustration. The other figure with a chip to one corner of the head band, and the face with several glaze lines resulting from firing. The child on the same figure with its right forearm is a later replacement.

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Provenance:
Sotheby's Monaco, June 19th, 1988, lot 1692