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ANOTHER PROPERTY
1835
A DEHUA BEAKER VASE
18TH-19TH CENTURY
The vase of gu form has a raised central section
and is covered overall with a white glaze, except for
the foot ring.
14 in. (35.5 cm.) high

$4,000-6,000
清十八/十九世紀 德化白釉觚式瓶

PROPERTY OF A LADY, PORTLAND, OREGON
1836
A DEHUA FIGURE OF GUANYIN
17TH-18TH CENTURY
The fnely modeled fgure is seated wearing
voluminous robes falling in graceful folds around
the body, the right sleeve bunched at the wrist to
reveal a bangle-encircled wrist and delicate hand
placed on her raised knee, and the hair is arranged
beneath an elegantly draped cowl, all covered in a
creamy glaze of ivory tone. The back is impressed
with a seal reading Lin Xizong yin (seal of Lin
Xizong)
6æ in. (17.2 cm.) high
$10,000-15,000

PROVENANCE
Christie’s London, 16 March 1964, lot 104.
Dr. William B. Gruber (1903-1965) Collection, and
thence by descent within the family.
十七/十八世紀 德化觀音坐像
Lin Xizong (dates unknown) is believed to be a
contemporary of He Chaozong, who was working
during the 16th and early 17th centuries. A slightly
larger (18.4 cm.) fgure of Guanyin bearing the
seal of Lin Xizong was sold at Sotheby’s London,
14 May 2014, lot 27.
A native of the Bavarian city of Munich, William
Biller Gruber (1903-1965) is best-known for
his iconic stereoscopic photographic viewing
device known as the View-Master. His education
as a builder and tuner of Steinway pianos and
Chorallon organs was augmented by courses
in acoustics at university in Freiberg, Germany.
His understanding of the complex workings of
pianos and organs, coupled with his love of the
then new idea of stereoscopic sound and passion
for photography, led him to invent the instantly
popular View-Master, which made its debut at
the New York’s 1939 World Fair.
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