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A PAIR BLANC-DE-CHINE FIGURES OF QILINS AND A CUSTARD APPLES GROUP ,
PROVENANCE for custard apples group E & J Frankel, New York
including two horned beast figures seated on a square base with flame-like projections around their limbs, with bushy tails held upright, the head forming a hinged cover, detailed with large bulging eyes, curly eyebrows and beard, the mouth opens to reveal sharp fangs, height of each: 33 cm (13 in.); the group of four custard apples stacked in a pyramid, attached to leafy stems, 20 century, height: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.)