TWO LONDON-DECORATED DEHUA FIGURES 18th century Modelled as the Immortal Cao Guojiu and Zhang Guo Lao, standing upon moulded bases decorated with crashing waves, the robes later decorated with scattered flower sprays. The tallest: 22.5cm (8 7/8in) high. (2). Footnotes: 十八世紀 倫敦后加彩德化窯人像兩件 Provenance: Acquired from R & G McPherson Antiques, London, October 2012 (collector's notes) Published and Illustrated: M. White, People at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White Collection, vol.5, n.p., 2024, p.103 These rare figures were enamelled in London circa 1750-1760, probably in the workshop of James Giles. For a similar 18th century Chinese export porcelain figure with this distinctive moulded wave design to the base and similar enamelled flower over-decoration see, The Early James Giles and his Contemporary London Decorators, Stephen Hanscombe, Stockspring Antiques, 2008, page 76, items 64, 65 and 66, illustrated on page 77. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing