Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

204 A pair of gilt-metal Chinoiserie figures, probably French, 19th century the young man holding an alligator under his right arm and with his hat slung over his left arm, his companion holding a fan in her right hand, a pipa in her left hand, and a small dog under her left arm, each figure standing on a stepped rectangular base raised on elephant-head feet with diaper borders, re-gilded, 33cm high (2) R30 000 – 40 000 detail 88