Lot description
(lot of 2) Large and Very Rare Pair of White Marble Lions, Yuan dynasty or Ming. 32.68"h x 25.59"w x 24.41"l (83 x 65 x 62 cm) Provenance: Estate Philip Cardeiro (1930-2014). Philip Cardeiro was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and at a very early age developed a fascination with world art and culture. He made his first acquisition in the 1940s, and thereafter began a lifetime of collecting which continued unabated for the next six decades, with the greatest bulk of his collecting taking place in the late 1960s and 70s. He epitomised the true collector, amassing a sizeable collection of porcelain, jades, cloisonne, scholar's objects and furniture, amongst others. In 2014, opening Asian Art Week at Christie's in London with a single owner sale including selection of 125 Chinese works of art from his collection. For additional information, including condition reports, please email Clars Los Angeles at ask@ClarsLA.com. The absence of a condition statement does not mean that the lot is in perfect condition.