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Thu, Jan 13, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 300

Four Blanc de Chine Figures of Guanyin

Estimate: $100 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

20th century, each depicted standing, holding a lotus flower, raised on a lotus petal base, tallest marked "China", others marked "Made in China" to back, tallest 13-3/4 in.

Provenance: Collection of General Sam S. Walker and Charlotte B. Walker, Pinehurst, North Carolina

Condition

tallest with a few minor areas of spotting/discoloration, right hand detached but retained, four fingers broken off of right hand, minor chips to edges of robe and lotus flower base, accretion to base; 12-1/4 in. crazing throughout, lacking right hand, chip to left thumb, areas of spotting/discoloration throughout, chips to petal base, a few small hairlines; 12 in. repair to lotus leaf, a few areas of spotting/discoloration, chips to edge of robe, lacking right hand, chips to lotus petal, embedded dirt to base; 9 in. areas of spotting/discoloration throughout, loss to left finger, embedded dirt

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