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LOT 2143
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Seated Figure of Four-Armed Guanyin
CIRCA 19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 in. (3.5 kg, 25.2 cm high).
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.
Provenance
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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LOT 2143
Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Seated Figure of Four-Armed Guanyin
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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