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A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.

A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.
Estimate
30 000 - 50 000 SEK
2 680 - 4 470 EUR
2 720 - 4 540 USD
Hammer price
26 000 SEK
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A pair of Chinese Export polychrome painted nodding head figures, Qing dynasty, early 19th Century.

Depicting the male and his female companion in court robes and elaborate accessories. Height approx. 28 cm.

Chips, restored.

Exhibitions

Compare a pair sold at Bonhams, Roger Keverne Ltd. Moving on, lot 303, 11 May 2021, London, New Bond Street

Compare also a pair at Christies, Property from the Collection of A. Jerrold Perenchio, lot 93. Sept 2020, sale 17353.

Compare also; Chirsties, lot no 119. November 2021, sale 20770.

Literature

See a related figure of a standing Mandarin holding a halberd, 18th/19th century, illustrated by J. Ayers, Chinese and Japanese Works of Art in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, vol.3, London, 2016, p.927, no.2091.

See also a related pair of clay figures of a gentleman and lady, circa 1750, illustrated by D.S.Howard, A Tale of Three Cities, Canton, Shanghai and Hong Kong: Three Centuries of Sino-British Trade in the Decorative Arts, London, 1997, no.188.

More information

'Nodding head' figures were popular in the corridor of the Prince Regent's Pavilion at Brighton by 1815. In 1847-8, they were moved to Buckingham Palace. Similar figures can even be seen in Johan Zoffany's painting of Queen Charlotte's dressing room at Windsor in 1764.