Lot 232 , A large Chinese Dehua blanc de chine figure of Shou Lao, 17th/18th century, Total height 41cm, damage and losses

A large Chinese Dehua blanc de chine figure of Shou Lao, 17th/18th century, standing and wearing flowing robes, unmarked, fixed to a metal base Total height 41cm, damage and losses
Estimate £600-800

The figures head has been broken off and re-glued around the neck with some restoration and splinter chips around the area, his bulbous head is heavily cracked and there are other various fine cracks to his robes, some chips to the leading edges of his robes, his left hand is lacking and his left foot has been chipped off and part of his right foot has been chipped away, there is a large crack extending across his back and then a large open firing crack at the base of his robes on the reverse. The figure has been fixed down to a metal stand so I am unable to examine underneath.


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Sold for £1,100