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551 A BURMESE LACQUERED AND GILT-MARBLE FIGURE OF BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNI 19TH CENTURY Seated in dhyanasana, his eyes downcast, the face with serene expression framed by elongated earlobes, the hands in abhaya mudra, indicating the appeasement of sense and the absence of fear, raised on a lotus throne, 49cm.
£1,000-1,500 Cf. H Lafont-Couturier, Les Trésors d’Émile Guimet, p.131 for a related example of an alabaster figure in the collection of Musée des Confluences, Lyon.
552 A CHINESE WESTERN ZHOU-STYLE BRONZE BELL LATE QING DYNASTY/20TH CENTURY
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The body cast with three rows of studs and bands of archaistic geometric motifs, together with a wood stand, 20.5cm, 800g. (2)
£300-500 Provenance: a Monégasque private collection.
553 A CHINESE BRONZE LION DOG PROBABLY LATE QING DYNASTY Seated on his haunches, with his left paw resting on a reticulated ball, his head turned to the side with the mouth open revealing sharp teeth, with rows of fur curls along his back, 23cm, 3.4kg. (2)
£200-300 554 A CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAISTIC RITUAL VESSEL, FANG-HU MING DYNASTY OR EARLIER The bulbous square-section body with a neck decorated with hunting scenes and borders of geometric and zoomorphic patterns, with a pair of taotie mask handles with loose rings, all supported on a flared foot 36cm, 3.4kg.
£500-800
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