A pair of Chinese yellow hardstone ducks Circa 1900

each carved with wings neatly tucked against the body, the head turned sharply over the back clasping two lotus stems in its beak, the one stem curling down to a large leaf on which the bird rests, wood stands

One duck has an area (2cm by 1.5cm) to the neck, which has been re-polished, most likely a chip.
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