FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF SENOR JORGE CASARES: A REPUTED ARGENTINIAN ORNITHOLOGIST (BY REPUTE) A DEHUA / BLANC DE CHINE MOLDED FIGURE OF A GUANYIN CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 18TH TO 19TH CENTURY The Goddess of Mercy is seated in rajalalisana on a rockwork throne, draped in a long cowled robe obscuring the high, ornamented coiffure, the soft, serene face with delicate features and a pointed chin, a large lotus necklace set against the bare chest and above the belted undergarment, originally holding a scroll (here missing) iin one of the delicate hands extending from a sleeve of luxuriant folds, a sutra text resting on an integral rock pedestal just behind the figure, the white clay body covered in a transparent, creamy-ivory glaze pooling in the recesses of the modeling and folds. H: 31,3 cm Provenance: - a private collection; - Señor Jorge Casares, Buenos Aires, Argentina, a reputed ornithologist born in a wealthy landowning family, also a relative of the renowned Argentinian fiction author Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914-1999) and a fellow of W.H. Hudson (1921-1982), an Argentinian-borned British Naturalist and Ornithologist. He is praised to have donated his library to the Sociedad Ornitológica del Plata (by repute). Note: Compare with a related figure of Guanyin dated to the 17th century sold at SOTHEBY’S New York, USA, 2020-09-23, lot 778, for USD 8,190. Also see a Dehua figure from the same collection sold in these rooms 2021-06-29, lot 20, for €11,000. 德化白瓷观音像 中国，清代，18-19世纪 NOTE: CONDITION REPORTS AND MEASUREMENTS It is up to the bidder to satisfy themselves prior to buying as to the condition of a lot. In relation to Condition Reports, whilst we make certain observations on the lot, which are intended to be as helpful as possible, references in the condition report to damage or restoration are for guidance. The absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others. The condition report is an expression of opinion only and must not be treated as a statement of fact. Measurements and weight are approximate and the potential bidder may re-ask it to be checked when asking for a condition report.