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A GROUP OF KOREAN PALE CELADON-                A MING-STYLE STONE HEAD OF                    A THAI GILT-LACQUERED WOOD FIGURE
GLAZED RETICULATED WARES                       GUANYIN                                       OF BUDDHA
19th century
Comprising: a double-walled flask with         20th century                                  Rattanakosin period, 19th century
openwork diaper patterning, gold lacquer       The Bodhisattva with a serene face, crowned   The figure modelled wearing long robes,
repair, two-character mark to base, Zangul or  with an elaborate tiara, wood stand.          embellished with paste jewels, with a wide
Changul; a finely carved reticulated ‘dragon’  34cm (13 3/8in) high (2).                     square base.
brushpot; another reticulated brushpot with                                                  119cm (46 3/4in) high
leaf motifs.
The largest: 18.5cm (7 1/4in) diam. (3).       £800 - 1,000       HK$8,000 - 10,000          £500 - 700
                                               CNY6,900 - 8,600	                             CNY4,300 - 6,000	
£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000	 HK$8,000 - 12,000                                                                            HK$5,000 - 7,000

Provenance                                     Provenance                                    Provenance
Collection of Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper, and   Collection of Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper, and  Collection of Walter Thomas Gaze Cooper, and
thence by descent.                             thence by descent.
                                                                                             thence by descent.

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