CHINA - Lot 23

CHINA Pair of porcelain figures representing the Hoho twins, standing, holding a vase, a young boy clutching their thigh, with polychrome decoration in green family enamels, the tunics decorated with the shou character. Early Kangxi period (1661-1722). H. 34 cm. Restored chips on the thumbs. Bibliography : Comparable models: Seventeenth Century Chinese Porcelain from the Butler Family Collection, M. Butler, M.Medley, S. Little, 1990, and The Choice of the Private Trader, D.S. Howard, Minneapolis 1994, Hodroff Collection, USA, p. 248, no. 293. This lot is subject to temporary importation. The buyer must pay import duties of 5.5% (6.6% incl. VAT) of the hammer price, in addition to the usual fees. These additional costs may be refunded to the buyer on presentation of customs documents for export outside the European Union.