A small blanc-de-chine figure of a seated Guanyin, 18th century. Photo Bonhams.

Potted as Guanyin seated with her robes elaborately folded over her crossed legs and raised right knee, a beaded necklace around her neck, the face with well defined features, potter's mark to back, Ho Ch'ao Ch'un, 8.5cm high. Sold for £4,000 (€5,046)

Provenance: Sotheby's, 4 November 1975, lot 186
The Fiorentini Collection, no.AC31

Bonhams. ASIAN ART INCLUDING PORCELAIN FROM THE FIORENTINI COLLECTION, 2 Jul 2014, Edinburgh - http://www.bonhams.com