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LOT 2210
Chinese Bronze Guardian Figures
17TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (335 grams total, 70 mm each).
Each hollow-formed and wearing long robes and a tall headdress; one depicting Buddha sitting on a Buddhistic lion, the other the goddess Quan Yin sitting on a mythical fish. [2]
Provenance
Acquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003-present.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12456-226029.
Literature
Cf. Munsterberg, H. Chinese Buddhist Bronzes, New York, 1988, no.73, for type.
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LOT 2210
Chinese Bronze Guardian Figures
Estimate £2,000 - 4,000€2,320 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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