Lot 12. A gilt-bronze figure of Buddha, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); 23.3cm (9in) high. Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000. Sold for HK$ 250,000 (€ 27,147). Courtesy Bonhams.

The benevolent figure finely cast, the face in a meditative expression with downcast eyes flanked by pendulous earlobes, crowned by tightly curled hair rising to a high chignon, seated cross-legged with both hands held in dhyana mudra, wearing a long layered robe decorated on the hems with delicate foliate scrolls, open at the chest revealing a wan emblem. 

Note: Compare a related example of a gilt-bronze figure of Medicine Buddha, late Ming dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's London, 8 November 2017, lot 76. See also a slightly larger gilt-bronze figure of a seated Shakyamuni Buddha, Ming dynasty, which was sold at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2014, lot 3060.

A gilt-bronze figure of Medicine Buddha, late Ming dynasty, 17th century; 26 cm, 10 1/4  in. Sold for 32,500 GBP at Sotheby's London, 8 November 2017, lot 76. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the figure with serene downcast expression, seated in dhyanasana, his hands in dhyanamudra, wearing loosely fitting robes, hemmed with scrolling foliage, with a wan symbol to the centre of the chest. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 GBP.

A gilt-bronze figure of a seated Shakyamuni Buddha, Ming dynasty, 16th century; 32.2 cm., 12 5/8 in. Sold for 625,000 HKD at Sotheby's Hong Kong, 8 April 2014, lot 3060. Courtesy Sotheby's.

Cf. my post: A gilt-bronze figure of a seated Shakyamuni Buddha, Ming dynasty, 16th century