Lot 107. A fine Dehua figure of Guanyin, Qing dynasty, 18th century, 27cm, 10 3/4  in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 37,500 GBP. Photo: Sotheby's. 

seated in lalitasana holding a scroll in the left hand, wearing long flowing robes, the face with a serene downcast expression and hair ornately tied and set with jewellery, with a matching pendant to the chest, the reverse impressed with a gourd-shaped He Chaozong mark