Sale 32 Lot 119  

PAIR CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAIN FIGURES OF A FRENCH COURTIER AND LADY, Qing Dynasty. Each modelled standing on a flat base, his with rockwork support, wearing fashionable French dress, she with a dress decorated with peonies and a coat with broad sleeves and floral motifs, her hair dressed high " a la Fontanges" - Larger: 9 3/4 in high.
Estimate $5,000-6,000

For a similar pair of figures see Christie''s Asian Art Sale 2715, Amsterdam, October 31, 2006, lot 272.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Bethesda, MD.

Sold for $4,000

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