Two Chinese Export Porcelain Figures

Description:

Two Chinese Export Porcelain Figures, late 18th or early 19th century, a seated spaniel wearing a green collar with a gilt bell, its coat delineated in iron red; a figure of a man carrying a vase, wearing a purple flowered tunic and maroon trousers, (a couple of very minor chips on dog),ht. 6 3/4, 4 7/8 in.

Provenance: Family descent from sea captain Nathaniel Kinsman, of Salem, Massachusetts, who was involved in the China trade; see lot 60.

Note: Affixed to the bottom of the dog figure is a note inscribed "Grandmother Dexter born 1799. This dog was a present from her Grandmother Angell it came from Smithfield."
Estimate $600-800

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