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PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN

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A GREY STONE HEAD OF GUANYIN By repute, purchased by a European head of state in the 1920s, then acquired
16TH CENTURY by the Loew family in New York City. Marcus Loew (1870-1927) played a key
role in the American motion picture industry and was best known for the
The elegant, well-modelled face is carved with pendulous earlobes, downcast foundation of Loew’s Theatres and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) flm
eyes, and a serene expression. The hair is dressed in fne-ridged waves studio. Loew was inducted to the Walk of Fame in Hollywood with a star on 8
beneath a foliate crown centred by a fgure of a seated Amitabha Buddha February 1960.
between two foral sprays.
11æ in. (30 cm.) high, wood stand 明 石雕觀音頭像

£8,000-12,000 $11,000-15,000 來源:美國私人珍藏。據傳為一歐洲國家元首於1920年代購入，然後由
€9,300-14,000 紐約LOEW家族入藏。MARCUS LOEW先生在美國電影界地位舉足輕
重，他以創立LOEW THEATER及美高梅公司為眾人所知。LOEW先生
於1960年2月8日獲頒荷里活星光大道星形獎章。

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