chinese-carved-horn-guanyin
Lot 776
Chinese Carved Horn Guanyin
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Qing Dynasty, the graceful figure following the natural curve of the horn and holding a lotus and basket, wooden plug on the underside, attractive warm reddish amber tone with slight translucency, presented atop a custom hardwood stand.

Horn 7.5 in.; HOA 9.25 in.

From the Estate of Captain Benjamin Soule Gantz and Ethyle Offutt Gantz, Shanghai, China and Washington, D.C.

Purchased in Shanghai in the 1920s.

Minor flake to bottom edge; else fine.

$300 - 500