Strauss & co - 7 October 2019, Cape Town

183 A Chinese carved wood bust of a dignitary, Ming Dynasty with meditative expression beneath the carved top knot and pierced ear lobes, age-related cracks, 32,4cm high, raised on a stepped metal plinth base, overall height 50,5cm R60 000 - 70 000 183 184 184 A Chinese two-handled white-glazed vase, Song Dynasty, 960-1280 the bulbous lobed body with tapering flared neck applied with a pair of dragon handles, raised on a low partially glazed footrim, staining, firing and luting crack, 22,5cm high R20 000 - 30 000 56