Bidspirit auction | Pr Chinese Qing Carved Polychrome

Pr Chinese Qing Carved Polychrome Shrine Figures - Pair of Chinese carved and polychrome-painted giltwood shrine statues, Qing dynasty. Each in the form of a dignitary or temple guardian figure. Provenance: The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. (Each, approximately) Height: 9 in x width: 3 1/4 in x depth: 3 in. Condition: Wear commensurate with age and material, including losses to the gilt and pigment throughout, particularly along the extreme edges of the garments, the figure's faces, arms, and along the bases. Scattered areas of flaking to the pigment. To one of the bases, there is a large loss to the back left corner. To the same base, there is a large horizontal crack that extends downward from the back of the figure's left foot to the underside of the base, measuring approximately 3 3/4 inches in length. To the other base, there is crack along the tip of the figure's right foot that extends downward to the underside of the base, measuring approximately 3 inches in length.