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A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.

A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.
Estimate
12 000 - 15 000 SEK
1 150 - 1 430 EUR
1 300 - 1 630 USD
Hammer price
Unsold
Bidding requires special pre approval.
Purchasing info
For condition report contact specialist
Cecilia Nordström
Stockholm
Cecilia Nordström
Senior specialist Asian Ceramics and Works of Art, European Ceramics and Glass
+46 (0)739 40 08 02
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A gilt bronze figure of Buddha, Burma, Shan-state, 18th century.

The deity is depicted seated on a tall throne, and has many of the characteristics of a Shan Buddha, the tall gourd shaped ushnisa, the triangle shaped throne with a flat backside, the elongated ears meeting the shoulders, and the engraved decorative elements to the robe. Height 20 cm.

Wear to gilding.

Provenance

Purchased by a Swedish collector of buddhist art from Jonathan Tucker, Bury Street, London, Asian Art Resources. According to Mr Tucker he acquired it in Germany in the early 1980's.