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35 160819/3
A Chinese carved grey-black stone head of Anecdotal story is that it was brought home after
Guanyin WWII by Chaplain, Capt. Russell C. Haggard,
tang dynasty Airforce, and David Yee purchased the piece from
finely carved with downcast eyes and heavy lids, him in 1965.
with fitted wood stand. note:
H: 11 in., 28cm There was a Russell C. Haggard, an Air Force
provenance: officer who did live in Houston, TX at that time.
Collection, Washington, DC, 2007-present Based on his age, he could be the man from
Collection, Kerrville, TX, 1995-2007 whom Yee purchased the piece.
Collection, Houston, TX, 1976-1995 $3,000-5,000
Purchased from David Yee, Houston, TX in 1976
36 160443/11
A Chinese stone Guanyin
tang/song dynasty
the figure standing barefoot on a cloud shaped
pedestal, her face with carved features set in a
meditative expression, mounted on a wood back
panel.
H: 12 in., 30cm
$800-1,200
37 160008/2
A Chinese carved sandstone head of Guanyin
qing dynasty
depicting the bodhisattva with serene expression,
elongated earlobes and an elaborate rolled coiffure.
H: 15 1/4 in., 39.5cm
provenance:
Property of a Colorado gentleman; acquired in
Singapore in the 1940s, thence by descent
$2,000-4,000