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Detail: This statue is a museum quality late-18th Century Shan Buddha. The lines and features are a lot more refined compared to the 17th Century Shan Buddha that I am offering (search: 17th Century Bronze Shan Burmese). It has a gorgeous coloring and the detail is…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-1206
- Provenance/Origin: Burma. Late 18th Century
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 7.75" tall x 4.5" widest at base
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 575.00 USD
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Detail: This have been part of my private collection for many years. Acquired from a long-time art dealer in Denver Colorado. The evident damage to the chin and nose does not detract from the elegance of this historic piece. Circa 1850’s to 1880’s. On a…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-7514
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand / Burma. Circa 1850's to 1880's
- Composition: Clay / Stone
- Dimensions: 7" tall with base x 3.5" head width. Base is 4.5" x 4.5"
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $ 235.00 USD
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Detail: I acquired this from a reputable antique dealer in Thailand upon his visit to the United States. He claims that this statue is from the late-1700s to the early-1800s. It is a bit on the crude side but that was the general nature of a statue…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-6666
- Provenance/Origin: Circa late-1700's to early-1800's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 4" at widest
- Weight: 2.25 pounds
- Price: $ 175.00
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Detail: A serene Buddha head that was damaged – most likely – during a Burmese raid into Thailand. I purchased this from an Asian collector / gallery in New Zealand. The Khmer Empire (esotericstuff.comly Cambodia today) flourished during the 9th through 13th Centuries. Then it fell…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-7190
- Provenance/Origin: Khmer Empire statue head. Perhaps late-14th Century
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 6.5" tall on stand x 3" head width
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 325.00 USD
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Detail: This is a stately medium-sized statue, spot painted in gold. It is the classic portrayal of the Singh – a mythological Thai lion / creature. I acquired it from a New York City collector who acquired it in the mid-1970s from Thailand. It has…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-8701
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Cast Metal
- Dimensions: 11.5" tall x 5" at widest x 5" deep
- Weight: 6.5 pounds
- Price: $ 175.00 USD
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Detail: This statue is a museum quality mid-17th Century Shan Buddha with its “classic” style of simple lines and features. Much less “decorative” than the Buddhas of the late 18th and 19th Centuries. This particular Buddha was found buried in a temple garden in Mai Sai in…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-6681
- Provenance/Origin: Mai Sai, Northern Thailand. Circa mid-17th Century.
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 8.25" tall x 3.75" at widest
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 765.00 USD
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I just have not seen this representation. Nandi is Shiva’s primary vehicle in bull form. Nandi was also Shiva’s gatekeeper which means this representation should be present in the entrances of many temples. I have not found that to be the case …. Nandi’s head on a…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-1817
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 5.5" at widest
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 275.00 USD
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The Remover of Obstacles . . a rare and old Rattanakosin Bronze Ganesh typical of the style with finely jeweled trappings and throne. Extremely well cast and detailed. This bronze is in Very Fine condition. Gold gilt with a probable light lacquer coating to protect the…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-5200
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Circa mid- to late-1800's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 10.5" tall x 7.75" at widest
- Weight: 8.5 pounds
- Price: $ 1,475.00 USD
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Detail: A 7-headed Naga (Muchalinda) hood rises over the Buddha seated on a snake coil. Mara (a demon who wants to kill spiritual life) has sent a violent rainstorm in order to distract the Buddha from his meditation but the Naga forms a hood to protect him…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-9507
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. From a reputable antique dealer. Acquired in Thailand.
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 8.5" tall x 4" at widest
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $125.00 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
