Important South African & International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Live Auction, 10 October 2016
English, Continental, Oriental and Cape Silver, Furniture and Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 28 420
About this Item
A Chinese gilt-bronze dated figure of Amitayus, Qing Dynasty, Qianlong (1735-1796)
the robed and bejewlled bodhisattva with downcast eyes cast seated cross-legged with hands in dhyana mudra, on an openwork rectangular plinth, the front incised with a nine-character mark with cyclical date for the period, themandorla lacking, repair to the front left side of plinth,825g, 17,5cm high
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