TEST ITEM - Two carved ivory figures of Guanyin, late Qing dynasty (1644-1911), on wood bases (4)
| Current Bid: | £650.00 |
| Bid Increment: | £50.00 |
| Next Min Bid: | £700.00 |
| Buyer’s Premium: | £156.00 |
| Total Amount: | £806.00 |
| Number of Bids: | 3 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Highest Bidder: | User 1036 |
| Auction Start: | 24/09/19 00:00:00 UTC |
| Auction Ending: | 01/10/19 21:32:28 UTC |
| Auction Finished : | 01/10/19 21:33:26 UTC |
TEST ITEM - Two carved ivory figures of Guanyin, late Qing dynasty (1644-1911), on wood bases (4)
Two carved ivory figures of Guanyin, late Qing dynasty (1644-1911), on wood bases
牙雕观音像两座, 清代晚期(1644-1911), 连木座
the first figure elegantly carved standing with her face tilted with downcast eyes, wearing long flowing robes with fabric also draping over her hair styled with a high chignon, a long ribbon floating up and around behind her left shoulder and folding over her arms, her right hand holding a long lotus stem, with the flower and leaf alongside her head, on a foliate shaped wood base; the second figure carved again standing with her arms crossed gently across her body, her left hand holding rolled scriptures and her right handing holding a string of prayer beads, on a lotus flower shaped base and with a shaped wood stand (4)
Provenance:
Purchased in Shanghai during the 1950s on a honeymoon trip by the parents of the present owner and thence by descent
两座观音面相秀美, 双目垂视, 着长袍, 发冠高耸, 一观音一手持莲花, 一手做手印, 衣带飘扬, 形象柔美; 一观音双手围腰, 左右手各持佛经及念珠, 形象端庄。两座立像均配有莲花状木座
此两座牙雕为藏家父母1950年代于上海渡蜜月时所购得
| Size: | The first 36cm high including wood stand, the second 33cm high including wood stand |
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| Condition: | In good condition, with some minor age cracks, the second figure with some small chips, one restored on the robe next to the prayer beads |
| Estimate: | £1000 – 1500 |
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