Lot n° 542
Estimation :
2000 - 3000
EUR
CHINA, 18th century period. GUANYIN in cookie enamelled in s - Lot 542
CHINA, 18th century period. GUANYIN in cookie enamelled in samadi, the face expressing serenity and surmounted by a bun hairstyle. The deity is dressed in a dotil monastic robe adorned with a large necklace made of various pearls, the back decorated with a cavity. Posterior base in silver plated metal of the house BOIN-TABURET in Paris with signatures on the front, and on the back the following inscription: "The representatives of the powers in China to the prince of Béarn secretary of the delegation of France in Peking in recognition of the intelligent and zealous services rendered by him to the chiefs of mission in his capacity as secretary of the expeditionary corps in 1910, 1911 and 1912. Peking, April 14, 1912". Dim: H subject: 24,5 cm; H on base: 32 cm (the hands are missing). This object was offered to Louis Elie Joseph de Galard de Brassac, Count of Bearn and Prince of Chalais (1874-1947). Provenance: Family of the Count of Bearn, by descent
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