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LOT 1981
Chinese Gilt Bronze Praying Buddha Statue
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER.
7 1/4 in. (767 grams, 18.3 cm).
Modelled in the round hollow-formed figure of Buddha standing erect in floor-length robe on a tiered base, the hands pressed together in prayer. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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