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This rare 10-inch cast-iron figure of the deity Guan Yin is from the early Ming Dynasty. It has a $6,000-$8,000 estimate. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.

Asian antiques in spotlight at Wichita Auction Gallery Feb. 28

Tom Hoepf
Tom Hoepf
This rare 10-inch cast-iron figure of the deity Guan Yin is from the early Ming Dynasty. It has a $6,000-$8,000 estimate. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.
This rare 10-inch cast-iron figure of the deity Guan Yin is from the early Ming Dynasty. It has a $6,000-$8,000 estimate. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.

WICHITA, Kan. – A private U.S. collector has provided some of the finest items at Wichita Auction Gallery’s sale Feb. 28. Included is a Yaun/early Ming dynasty cast-iron figure of the deity Guan Yin. The rare and well-cast figure is 10 inches tall and is expected to sell for $6,000-$10,000.

LiveAuctioneers will provide Internet live bidding.

A pair of Famille Rose candlesticks with seal marks of the Qianlong period (1711-1799) feature finely painted lotus blooms on dense scrolling leafy stems on a rich lemon-yellow ground. Each of the 9 3/4-inch sticks has a six-character mark at the base. They are estimated at $10,000-$12,000.

A Qianlong mark is also found on a small Famille Rose bowl, which has a $1,000-$2,000 estimate. The bowl, 6 1/2 inches in diameter and 3 inches high, is decorated with phoenixes among formal lotus blooms on a rich yellow ground on the exterior and blue ground on the interior.

Estimated at $3,000-$4,000 is a pair of thinly potted Famille Verte month cups with a Kangxi six-character mark in underglaze blue within a double circle and of the period (1662-1722).

Leading off the auction, which starts at 9 a.m. Central, is a signed Alexandre Colin (Paris, 1798-1875) oil on canvas portrait of a soldier. The 23 1/4- by 19 1/4-inch painting has a $1,000-$2,000 estimate.

From the same collection comes a 19th-century French gilt candelabra, 18 1/2 inches tall, which has a $300-$400 estimate.

For details call 316-269-1111.

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ADDITIONAL LOTS OF NOTE

Bidding is expected to reach $300-$400 for this French gilt candelabra, which dates to the first quarter of the 19th century. It is 18 1/2 inches tall. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.
Bidding is expected to reach $300-$400 for this French gilt candelabra, which dates to the first quarter of the 19th century. It is 18 1/2 inches tall. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.

Alexandre Colin (Paris, 1798-1875) signed this oil on canvas portrait on the lower right. The 23 1/4- by 19 1/4-inch oil painting has a $1,000-$2,000 estimate. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.
Alexandre Colin (Paris, 1798-1875) signed this oil on canvas portrait on the lower right. The 23 1/4- by 19 1/4-inch oil painting has a $1,000-$2,000 estimate. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.

A Qinglong mark is found on this Famille Rose bowl with yellow ground. The bowl is 6 1/2 inches in diameter and 3 inches high. It has a $1,000-$2,000. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.
A Qinglong mark is found on this Famille Rose bowl with yellow ground. The bowl is 6 1/2 inches in diameter and 3 inches high. It has a $1,000-$2,000. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.

Each of these Famille Rose candlesticks is finely painted with large lotus blooms on dense scrolling leafy stems on a rich lemon-yellow ground. The 9 3/4-inch sticks have a $10,000-$12,000 estimate. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.
Each of these Famille Rose candlesticks is finely painted with large lotus blooms on dense scrolling leafy stems on a rich lemon-yellow ground. The 9 3/4-inch sticks have a $10,000-$12,000 estimate. Image courtesy Wichita Auction Gallery.