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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 3681834, member: 8267&quot;]I would not want to venture an opinion on the age or authenticity of either of the&nbsp; sculptures. You might try contacting the curatorial department of museums with strong Asian collections - as I don&#039;t know where you are located I can&#039;t provide more specific suggestions. But be prepared to send them as much information as you have about the history of the object (where and when you purchased/inherited it, what information came with it, etc.), detailed photographs, and to be patient while waiting for a response. It is possible that the Freer Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian&#039;s National Museum of Asian Art, might have a better public mandate than the major private museums, but I am not sure.</p><p><a href="https://asia.si.edu/about/contact/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://asia.si.edu/about/contact/" rel="nofollow">https://asia.si.edu/about/contact/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You may find that university museums might be more responsive as well, if they have relevant specialists.</p><p><br /></p><p>For an appraiser, you would want to find one with significant experience with Chinese sculpture. There are 3 main organizations for appraisers, whose members agree to abide by professional standards of practice and ethics. Each has a website with a way to search for appraisers with relevant specialties in your area.</p><p><a href="https://www.appraisers.org/find-an-appraiser" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.appraisers.org/find-an-appraiser" rel="nofollow">https://www.appraisers.org/find-an-appraiser</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.appraisersassociation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&amp;pageID=741&amp;nodeID=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.appraisersassociation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&amp;pageID=741&amp;nodeID=1" rel="nofollow">https://www.appraisersassociation.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&amp;pageID=741&amp;nodeID=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.isa-appraisers.org/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.isa-appraisers.org/" rel="nofollow">https://www.isa-appraisers.org/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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