Lot #1044 - Soapstone Carving of Guanyin Seated on a Buddhist Lion
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Auction House:Davidson Auctions
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Sale Name:Estate & Collector
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Sale Date:26 Nov 2023 ~ 10am (AEDT)
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Lot #:1044
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Lot Description:Soapstone Carving of Guanyin Seated on a Buddhist Lion
Very finely carved Guanyin holding a vase and seated on a lion of fu. (H21cm) -
Provenance:Estates Late Adolphe and Asra Alexander; Thence by descent - private collection, Canberra.
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Notes:Adolphe and Asra Alexander were a German-Thai couple involved with architecture, interior design and import-export merchant trading, initially operating in Bangkok they moved to Brisbane in 1960. Asra was the daughter of a German merchant living in Thailand whose company imported luxury European goods, and (with royal warrant) counted the Thai palace among their customers.
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Estimate:A$200 - 400
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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