Two Chinese export Dehua Blanc de Chine porcelain toy whistles, ca. 1700. Each with a European figure and a beast. One riding astride a sea lion and carrying…

Two Chinese export Dehua Blanc de Chine porcelain toy whistles, ca. 1700. Each with a European figure and a beast. One riding astride a sea lion and carrying an oar; the other leaning slightly to the side with a small hound-like creature. Illustrated: Howard, "Choice of the Private Trader," p. 250 (the larger). Howard & Ayers, "China for the West," Vol. 1, p. 97, no. 62 (both). Donnelly, "Blanc de Chine," pl. 119B (the smaller). Provenance: Sotheby's, New York, "Important Chinese Export Porcel

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