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Pr Chinese Qing Wood & Brass Figural Bookends - Pair of Chinese bookends in the form of carved and polychrome-painted attendants or court figures mounted atop brass bases, Qing dynasty, ca. 1850. Each surmounted by rounded halos incised with scrolling tendrils and lotus blooms. Provenance: The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each) Height: 7 1/2 in x width: 3 1/2 in x depth: 4 1/2 in. Condition: Each of the wooden statuettes are not securely affixed to the brass bookends. To one of the wooden statuettes, there is a repaired break along the figure's neck. To the other statuette, there is a narrow crack along the cuff of the figure's left hand. To each, there are small losses to the wood, particularly along extreme edges of the figures' faces and garments. Scattered losses to the pigment throughout. Tarnishing and accretions to the brass bases. To one of the bookends, there is a dent along the footrim.