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LOT 2118
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha
CIRCA 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (989 grams, 15.6 cm high).
Modelled in the round on a double lotus base, positioned with crossed legs and hands in the Bhumisparsha and dhyana mudras, displaying a number of auspicious lakshanas including extended earlobes, three rings around the neck, urna and ushnisha; floral stamp to base.
ProvenanceEx Empire Auction House, Boston, USA.
Property of a Canadian family.
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Chinese Han Ceramic Tripod Vessel
Han Dynasty, 206 B.C.-220 A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £265
Piriform bodied with two opposed Tao Tie, each holding a free-running ring in its mouth, further decorated with a shallow incised dragon to one face and a figure holding a cup on the other, together with an inscription in Chinese; tripod feet formed as squatting animals; restoration to the rings and feet. 3.8 kg, 35.5 cm high
with Galerie Golconda May 2006. Ex private collection, London, UK. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence report no.11270306 from Laboratory Ralf Kotalla dated 5 May 2006.
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Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Seated Figure of Four-Armed Guanyin
Circa 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round seated cross-legged on a double lotus flower base, two hands pressed together before the chest, two hands holding attributes at shoulder height, wearing a crown and jewels. 3.5 kg, 25.2 cm high
Ex Madison Square Gallery, New York, USA. Property of a Canadian family. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11889-204957. -
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