What: Auction of Fine Asian ArtefactsWhere: Bonhams, Montpelier Street, Knightsbridge, London SW7 1HHWhen: Nov 7, 10.30am GMTPublic Viewing: November 4, 09:00am - 16:30pm GMT, November 5-6, 11:00am - 17:00pm GMTTop Lots of the Sale:The auction offers a wide range of fine Asian artefacts. On sale are brushpots from Bitong, Ivory figures from the Ming dynasty, jade plaques, and Indian sandalwood writing tables among other objects. Top lots of this sale are:* A large Thai gilt-bronze figure of Buddha, 16th century, the deity cast seated in Dhyanasana, with the slender body clad in loose robes, the hands in Bhumisparsha mudra. Estimate: GBP £ 12,000 - GBP £ 15,000 (US$ 15,000 - US$ 18,000)*A polychromed wood figure of Guanyin, the figure carved standing on rockwork, wearing a loose flowing robe falling in graceful folds, open at the chest to reveal a flower necklace. Estimate: GBP £ 10,000 - GBP £ 15,000 (US$ 12,000 - US$ 18,000)*A fine part-set of paintings depicting sericulture, late 18th century, ink and color on silk. Estimate: GBP £ 10,000 - GBP £ 15,000 (US$ 12,000 - US$ 18,000)*A fine famille rose bottle vase, with a Daoguang seal mark and of the period. Estimate: GBP £ 8,000 - 10,000 (US$ 9,800 - US$ 12,000)* A famille verte 'Four Arts' rouleau vase, Kangxi, finely enameled with a continuous scene of ten ladies in a terraced garden indulging in the Four Arts of the scholar. Estimate: GBP £ 7,000 - GBP £ 10,000 (US$ 8,500 - US$ 12,000)Click on the slideshow for highlights of the sale.
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