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LOT 2642
Chinese Ming Style Bronze Seated Guanyin Figure
CHINA, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (770 grams, 16.6 cm).
Seated cross-legged on a lotus-flower base holding a gourd in the folded hands, chop seal to the underside; in the Ming Dynasty style, 1368-1644 A.D. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Carmarthen, Wales, collection.
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2642
Chinese Ming Style Bronze Seated Guanyin Figure
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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