A carved wood figure of Guanyin, Mid-late Ming Dynasty. Estimate £5,000 - 8,000 (€6,700 - 11,000). Photo: Bonhams

Carved seated in lalitasana with one leg folded and placed on the thigh, the Goddess of Mercy elaborately dressed with a long flowing robe with expertly modelled folds opening at the chest, exposing the pendant on her neck hung with beaded jewels, with her left arm gently lifted in chatura mudra and the other on her lap, her serene face crowed by an ornate headdress centred at an image of the meditating Buddha in a niche flanked by scrolling tendrils, wood stand.110.4cm (43 3/4in) high (2).

The result of radiocarbon dating measurement report RCD-8265 dated 19 August 2014 is consistent with the dating of this lot

Bonhams. ASIAN ART, 11 May 2015 10:30 BST - LONDON, KNIGHTSBRIDGE