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It’s anti-establishment. It is so well crafted of resin that you have to touch it to determine it is not leather. . . . and then you are not really sure. Lots of fun gismos,…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-2003
- Provenance/Origin: Recent
- Composition: Designer Resin
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 7" at widest point x 6.5" deep
- Weight: 3.5 pounds
- Price: $ 88.00 USD
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This is indeed a special Warrior / Guardian Head. It is a typical image used at the entrances of Chinese temple compounds. Well carved with a fierce expression and detailed features. Alabaster stone. On a museum mount. Certainly one of a kind and in perfect…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-6514
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa 18th Century
- Composition: Alabaster stone on museum mount
- Dimensions: Head + Base: 17" tall. Head: 11" tall x 7" at widest. Base: 8" x 8" x 5" tall
- Weight: Head: 14.75 pounds. Base: 11.25 pounds
- Price: $ 4,200.00 USD
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Detail: Excavated in a cavern in eastern Java, near the once-capitol city of the Majapahit Empire, Trowulan. This particular piece was part of the Van de Hout collection. Maurius van den Hout was an official with the Dutch Indonesian government in the years prior to WW…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-3682
- Provenance/Origin: Eastern Java, Trowulan. Circa 14th Century.
- Composition: Terracotta with wood base
- Dimensions: Head: 9.5" tall x 7.5" at widest. Head + Stand: 13" tall
- Weight: Head: 4.75 pounds. Head + Base: 6.5 pounds
- Price: $ 2,400.00
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Detail: Surya, the supreme light, is the chief solar deity in Hinduism. In Shaivite theology, Surya is said to be one of the eight forms of Shiva. This head in a beige hard stone (appears to be harder than sandstone) is said to be 600+…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-3238
- Provenance/Origin: India. Temple. 600+ years old.
- Composition: Stone or sandstone
- Dimensions: 9" tall on base x 5" widest on statue
- Weight: 5.25 pounds
- Price: $750.00 USD
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Detail: A stone Buddha head from a larger statue in a South China temple. Acquired by an art dealer who was part of a restoration team in the 1950’s. It was unclear what happened to the remainder of the statue. Circa late-1700’s to early-1800’s. …
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-2533
- Provenance/Origin: South China Buddhist temple. Circa late-1700's or early-1800's
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 3" tall x 2.5" at the widest
- Weight: 1 pound without base
- Price: $145.00 USD
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Detail: I think this is a stylized version of an 8th Century Dvaravati Buddha. I am a bit confused with the headdress that normally is a double bun. I would like to hear from you about this representation. I do not believe it is the Mathura…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-1735
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand?
- Composition: Brass or Bronze
- Dimensions: 8.5" tall on 3" wood base
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $50.00 USD
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Detail: From the 14th Century Khmer Kingdom period of Cambodia. This head is well cast and the headdress symbolizes the Khmer style. Circa mid- to late-1900’s. In very good condition.
Sorry, this item has been sold. CONTACT US for other similar pieces. - Item Number: S-8673
- Provenance/Origin: Cambodia. Circa mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Brass or Bronze
- Dimensions: 8" tall on stand. 3" square wood base
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $75.00 USD
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Detail: A Maravijaya Buddha in the Sukhothai style from the Siam period of the 14th and 15th Centuries. It looks to have been part of a larger temple statue that was desecrated. Looks like a walnut base. Circa mid- to late- 1800’s or perhaps earlier. Acquired from…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-3066
- Provenance/Origin: Siam / Thailand. Circa mid- to late-1800's
- Composition: Bronze with wood base
- Dimensions: 7.5" tall on pedestal. 2" square wood
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $225.00
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Detail: This reminds me of the Vairocana Buddha that is at the Temple Borobodur in Java. . . . a temple that was built in the 8-9th Centuries. Exceptional detail and serene expression. Mounted on a rather primitive wooden base. Mid- to late-1900’s. Pristine condition.
- Item Number: S-9994
- Provenance/Origin: Indonesia. Mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Sandstone on wood base
- Dimensions: 7.25" tall with base. Base is 4" square
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $120.00 USD
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Detail: A contemporary Sakyamuni Buddha head in the Sukhothai style. Mounted on a bronze base. Circa mid-1900’s. In very good condition.
- Item Number: S-6661
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 12.5" tall x 5.5" at widest
- Weight: 6.5 pounds
- Price: $135.00 USD
