521 TWO SMALL CHINESE BRONZE FIGURES MING/QING DYNASTY
522 A PAIR OF CHINESE LACQUERED AND GILT-WOOD FIGURES 19TH CENTURY
One depicting the newborn Shakyamuni pointing to the sky with one hand and the ground with the other, he stands upon an octagonal pedestal with a sinuous dragon crawling at his feet, the other cast as a luohan clad in robes standing upon an oval base, with the details of his eyebrows and facial hair picked out, 19cm and 18.5cm, 490g and 693g. (2)
Depicting a gentleman and a lady, both dressed in robes finely decorated with butterflies, fruits and flowers, the lady holding a fan and with an elaborate headdress, 22.2cm and 21.3cm. (2) PLEASE NOTE THIS LOT IS TO BE OFFERED AT NO RESERVE.
£200-300
£500-1,000 Provenance: from the collection of William George Mackay Thomas (d.1960s) and thence by descent.
523 A CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF AN ASCETIC LUOHAN QING DYNASTY OR LATER Cast standing upon rockwork, holding a tree branch in one hand and a folded book in the other, his loose-fitting robe opening to reveal his bony chest, 28cm, 1.9kg.
£200-300
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