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Friday 6 November 2026, 03:00 PM • Milan

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Two polychrome porcelain Magot figurines with heads, tongues, and swinging hands. Germany, late 19th/20th century.

Estimate

€ 2.000 - 3.000

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€ 1.500

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Information

h cm 29, l cm 30, w cm 30
Depicting Chinese people seated cross-legged, wearing robes decorated with floral motifs and caricatural expressions.
“JR” branding in blue.
Restorations.

This porcelain figure derives from the models brought to Europe from Cathay depicting the Chinese god of abundance and happiness, Pu-Tai. During the 18th century, this subject enjoyed enormous success as a symbol of exoticism and was nicknamed "Magot," meaning "monkey."

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