Lot 215 , A large Chinese Dehua blanc de chine figure of Guanyin, Kangxi period, height 39cm, restored

A large Chinese Dehua blanc de chine figure of Guanyin, Kangxi period, height 39cm, restored
Estimate £600-800

The figure has restoration around the lower part of Guanyin's robes and to the base where it has been broken and re-glued, there are some typical glaze faults to the reverse of the robes of the figure, some slight glaze losses along the edge of the robes at the back and there is a crack to the back of the head and a section of Guanyin's headdress has been broken and restuck, her left hand has some restoration to the index finger and has possibly been repaired around the wrist, there are numerous typical firing cracks particularly to the base, also a fine glaze crack to the sides and back of the robes.
Provenance: from a local private house.


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Sold for £750