A Finely Carved Chinese Soapstone Bodhisattva Lamp

Late 19th or early 20th century, a lovely carving of the Bodhisattva of Wisdom seated on a large foo lion, the carving is set into key carved hardwood base raised on a filigree decorated bronze base, with double lightbulb fixture wired from base therefore it does not go through the soapstone sculpture, topped with carved hardstone filial of pomegranates and flowers.

22 1/2 in.

From the Estate of the late Margaret Fisher Terry, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania and Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Good estate condition; appears to have a large break with loss to side by lion's front paws.