October Online Auction (Sale #307)
Lot 291:
Description
Chinese Ceramic Foo Lion Garden Statue
(3) items including an early 20th century hollow guardian lion garden lantern / censer on integral pedestal, having green, amber and aubergine sancai lead glaze, an opening on the back for fuel above which an impressed inscription translates as ‘Tianfu Glazed Products Factory’, the open mouth serving as a flue, three unidentified characters impressed to front of pedestal; together with a pair of Neoclassical style terracotta gadrooned and loop handled urns on pedestals having monochrome green lead glaze
Property from: a Private Collector, Elmhurst, Illinois
Height: 29 1/2 inches, Width: 15 inches, Depth: 16 inches (foo lion)
Size: 19 tall by 20 wide (urn), 21.25 tall by 14.25 wide (base)
Condition: overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use, chips to glaze on eyes, surface chip to forehead of lion, urns and pedestals having occasional chipped corners and edges
Disclaimers: may have glaze and surface irregularities typical of these wares
Category: Asian Arts > Asian Arts
Estimated Sale Time: 2:05 pm CST
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Last modified: October 3, 2023, 11:45 am
Condition: overall light to moderate wear consistent with normal use, chips to glaze on eyes, surface chip to forehead of lion, urns and pedestals having occasional chipped corners and edges
Dimensions: 29.5 x 15 x 16 in
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