A Complete Set of Twelve Famille Verte Porcelain 'Zodiac' Figures, Late Qing Dynasty 晚清 素三彩十二生肖一套 The twelve zodiac animals modeled with animal heads supported on human bodies, each dressed in lengthy robes quaintly decorated in green, yellow, black and pale reddish-brown enamels, the raw white and orange-tinted biscuit exposed on the underside, tallest height 5.8 in — 14.8 cm Provenance: Previously purchased from Peter L. Rosenberg 来源： 由现藏家购自Peter L. Rosenberg Note: A group of five zodiac figures of similar models sold at Christie's London, September 15, 2005, lot 406 Peter L. Rosenberg (1932-2013) owned and operated Vallin Galleries in Wilton, Connecticut for nearly thirty years. Peter inherited the family business from his mother, who regularly dealt with Chinese porcelain and other Asian works of art in the 1940s for her lamp store. The business grew to become a well-established gallery for Asian art and antiques at the time that Peter joined. The gallery was known to with eminent dealers and private collectors such as Robert H. Ellsworth, and pieces have been sold to museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Chicago Art Institute. A large portion of his estate was sold by Skinner Auctions in 2014. Peter L. Rosenberg（1932-2013）先生在康涅狄格州威尔顿经营 Vallin Galleries 艺廊生意近三十年。Rosenberg先生从其母亲那里继承了灯具店的家族生意。后者在 1940 年代经常为灯店生意而与中国瓷器和其他亚洲艺术品打交道。在Rosenberg先生加入时，该公司已发展成为一家成熟的亚洲艺术和古董艺廊。该艺廊以与安思远(Robert H. Ellsworth)等知名古董商和私人收藏家的业务往来而闻名，其古董艺术品更多次出售给大都会艺术博物馆和芝加哥艺术学院等博物馆。Rosenberg先生的大部分遗产在 2014 年由斯金纳拍卖行悉数售出。 Estimate: $1,500—2,000