A pair of Chinese sancai-glazed biscuit 'court official' figures, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period
清康熙 三彩文官坐像一對

The finely modelled figures of court officials, both depicted seating and holding a tablet with hands clutched together, wearing long flowing robes and elaborate headdress, with a long beard and serene expression, decorated in sancai palette, the reverse with a square open-section to the back

(Quantity:2)

Dimensions: 25.5cm high

From the esteemed Collection of Mr. Basil Ionides and the Hon. Mrs. Nellie Ionides;

Thence by descent to Toby Jessel (1934 – 2018), a British Conservative Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Twickenham from 1970 to 1997 and married to

the renowned actress Eira Heath (b. 17, 1936), best known for A Man for All Seasons (1966), Gaslight Theatre (1965) and Barnaby Rudge (1960).

來源：

巴茲爾·艾奧尼德斯先生與尊貴的內莉·艾奧尼德斯閣下伉儷珍藏；

其後由繼承傳至托比·傑瑟爾（1934 – 2018），英國保守黨政治家，曾任特威克納姆選區的國會議員（1970年–1997年），並與著名女演員艾拉·希思（生於1936年1月17日）結婚。艾拉·希思以電影《四季的男人》（1966年）、《煤氣燈劇院》（1965年）及《巴納比·拉奇》（1960年）而聞名。