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Such terracotta and clay sculptures were made to serve a strictly funerary purpose, honoring – as well as commemorating – the dead. This head may represent a deceased man. It may have stood alone or have been part of a group of figures in or around the…
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- Item Number: S-1054
- Provenance/Origin: Akan. Ghana. Circa early 1900s
- Composition: Clay
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 5" wide x 5" deep
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $ 185.00 USD
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From Mandalay – the city and royal capital of northern Burma.
Elephants, elephants, elephants . . . all around and on the bottom. Elephants are most revered among most animals by Buddhists throughout Southeast Asia . . .and they appear all over this box along…
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- Item Number: C-7919
- Provenance/Origin: Mandalay Burma. Late 19th Century
- Composition: Lacquerware
- Dimensions: 19" in diameter, 12" tall
- Weight: 6.5 pounds
- Price: $ 895.00 USD
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This is an old authentic shrine alms bowl used to celebrate Luang Phor Tuad (aka LP Thaud), a legionary high priest of Buddhism. His story starts from the Kingdom of Ayutthaya period (circa 1580 A.D.) and he lived during the reign of King Maha Dhammaraja. LP…
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- Item Number: C-7301
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Late 1800s to early 1900s. Multiple generational ownship.
- Composition: Clay composite with lacquered tar glaze.
- Dimensions: 14" tall x 11" in diameter
- Weight: 8.25 pounds
- Price: $ 835.00 USD
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This is just gorgeous! Inlaid with turquoise, coral and metal designs, you will have difficulty finding this anywhere. Even designs on the bottom are detailed and quite elegant. Circa early- to mid-1900s. NOT Chinese made.
For the Serious Collector.
- Item Number: C-0035
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Stones, metal, coral
- Dimensions: 4" tall x 6.25" in diameter
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 490.00 USD
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Detail: With hand tooled brass dragons and rim/base designs, this copper offering bowl was used by Monks in their monastery / temples. Circa early- to mid-1900’s. It was found in a back alley antique store in Nepal. It has been in my private collection for…
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- Item Number: C-7610
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Copper with brass
- Dimensions: 2.5" tall x 4.5" diameter
- Weight: .5 pound
- Price: $ 75.00 USD
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Detail: Chinese bronze urn on a base. Style dates back to the Zhou Dynasty. Lots of detail on engravings / casting. From an estate sale in a rural village in Northern China. Age unknown
This item has SOLD. Thanks M.H. !!!
- Item Number: V-1024
- Provenance/Origin: China
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 11" tall x 6" wide
- Weight: 4.25 pounds
- Price: $210.00 USD
