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From an avid bronze collector who found this bronze mythological creature in a village near Beijing in the mid-1900s. I acquired it from the collector in 2003.
Such pieces are typical of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). In this case, both of us are convinced it is…
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- Item Number: S-3093
- Provenance/Origin: China. late-1800s or earlier
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 6.25" tall x 6.5" wide x 2.75" deep
- Weight: 2.50 pounds
- Price: $ 435.00 USD
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For you serious collectors of the Yaure, you know that it is sometimes difficult to identify them due to the fact that identification varies from village to village and clan to clan. But there is one thing that reesotericstuff.coms constant: the face. In the words of…
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- Item Number: M-6649
- Provenance/Origin: Circa mid-1900's. From an estate in Long Island New York. USA
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 12" long x 4.5" at widest point
- Weight: 0.55 pound
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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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…
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- 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: Made from high quality silver and nickel, this highly detailed weight was made for Burmese royalty in the 19th Century. The history of such weights began before regular currency when transactions in the bazaars were made by weighing out lumps of metal, ganza (basket or metal canister)…
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- Item Number: S-7750
- Provenance/Origin: Burma. Circa mid- to late-1800's
- Composition: Silver and nickel
- Dimensions: 2" tall w/o base x 1.25" at widest
- Weight: 8 ounces
- Price: $185.00 USD
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Detail: Dokra / Dhokra is a tribal Indian handicraft. Thought to be the oldest form of metal casting (lost wax process). What makes these pieces so popular is a “varied designs” issue and because of its primitive simplicity. Images of ritual deities were popular with these…
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- Item Number: S-1795
- Provenance/Origin: East India. Circa early-1900's or earlier
- Composition: Brass
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 7.5" long
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 175.00 USD
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Detail: Extraordinary Rattanakosin Bronze Buddha. Typical of the Rattanakosin style with finely jeweled robes and throne, tiered crown and flaired ear ornaments. Extremely well cast and detailed. Figure is in Very Fine condition with the exception of the very tip of the ushnisha. Gilt and…
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- Item Number: S-5850
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand, 19th Century
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 10.5 tall x 7.5" widest
- Weight: 6 pounds
- Price: $1200.00 USD
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This head came from a private New York collector who acquired it from a Dutch Indonesian government official prior to World War II. It was unearthed near Trowulan, once the capital of the Majapahit civilization in East Java, Indonesia. It was unearthed in several pieces and then…
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- Item Number: S-8653
- Provenance/Origin: NY Collector, Majapahit Empire figure. East Java.
- Composition: Terracotta with wood base
- Dimensions: 11" tall x 7" wide x 9" deep. Head only: 8" tall
- Weight: 9 pounds
- Price: $ 1,600.00 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…
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- 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: $ 3,620.00 USD
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A garden Buddha in marble from the Henan Province (east central China). Coloring is pale and subtle. Mounted on a solid block of black granite. Circa early- to mid-1900’s. Pristine condition. Additional images are available upon request. For the Serious Collector or garden Buddha collector. Freight shipping only in wooden crate.
- Item Number: S-1546
- Provenance/Origin: Henan Province, China. Circa early- to mid- 1900's
- Composition: Marble with granite base
- Dimensions: 32.25" tall
- Weight: ~ 110 pounds
- Price: $1,650.00 USD
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Detail: This is a representation of the sacred cockatoo bird man from Papua New Guinea. Hand carved. Museum quality and in very good condition. Circa mid-1900s. From an antiquities dealer / collector in Noosa Head Australia. Stunning! For the Serious Collector.…
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- Item Number: S-8650
- Provenance/Origin: Papua New Guinea. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 3" at widest
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 185.00 USD
