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LOT 2256
Chinese Gilded Wooden Temple Figure
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
12 in. (2.57 kg, 30.3 cm).
Carved in the round seated on a low bench on a square dais, with gilt detailing to the robes; left hand supporting a stack of three boat-shaped ingots; right hand clenched. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceIan Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Opening Bid: £389
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Opening Bid: £50
Hollow-formed standing figure in calf-length robes with hands laid flat on the hip and chest; glazed finish. 315 grams, 22.5 cm
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Rectangular block with recess to obverse, Buddha recumbent with his head supported on one arm. 6 kg, 34.5 x 18 cm
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