Seated figure of Chinese deity creates new top price for Chantilly porcelain at auction
A new high for a piece of Chantilly porcelain and two pre-emptions for paintings featured in a recent sale held by Daguerre (30% buyer’s premium) at Drouot in Paris.
The Chantilly piece was a 9in (23cm) high seated figure of the Chinese god of longevity, Shou Lao,…