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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE SWISS COLLECTION PREDOMINANTLY ACQUIRED IN FRANCE IN THE 1980s AND THE 1990s

A PAIR OF FLAMBÉ-GLAZED WATER BUFFALOES
19TH CENTURY
Each buffalo is modelled in a recumbent position with its hooves tucked underneath its body, its head turned over its back, and a sprig a lingzhi fungus in its mouth. They are covered all over in a rich, red glaze with purple and brown splashes thinning at the extremities to a pale mushroom tone.
7 ½ in. (19 cm.) long, fitted wood stands
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