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Property from a French family collection, Southwest France | 法國私人收藏

Rare set of painted toy miniature soldiers depicting an imperial military procession Qing dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 出巡儀仗隊模型

Auction Closed

December 9, 03:41 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 4,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

Property from a French family collection, Southwest France

Rare set of painted toy miniature soldiers depicting an imperial military procession

Qing dynasty, 19th century


comprising ninety-four miniature soldiers : four holding four-dot red banners, five holding white banners with red inscriptions, six holding rectangular red and gold pole flags, thirteen holding club flags, fifteen musicians, nineteen holding poles and thirty-two tied together 

(101)

The biggest 18 cm, 7⅛ in.

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Collection particulière française

Rare ensemble de petits soldats peints figurant une procession militaire impériale, dynastie Qing, XIXe siècle

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法國私人收藏

清十九世紀 出巡儀仗隊模型

Collection of Colonel and Mrs Marcel Klepper (1882-1944), acquired during their stay in Beijing (1911-1917). Thence by family descent.

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Marcel Klepper上校(1882-1944)及夫人珍藏,其於1911年至1917年被派駐北京期間入藏

後家族流傳至今