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A GILT DRY LACQUER STANDING BUDDHA
Burma, 19th century                                                       2039
The hollow figure covered with gilt and black lacquer and inlaid colored  A GROUP OF FIVE THAI BUDDHIST BRONZES
glass to the raised border bands of his robes as he stands with his       Including two Ayutthaya style heads of Buddha and two hands, and
arms slightly outstretched and his right hand grasping a myrobalan,       a Bangkok style gilt and polychrome lacquered Crowned Buddha
the solid lacquered wood base beneath his feet also finished with a       (fragments, losses).
row of glass inserts (wear to lacquer).                                   10 1/8in (25.7cm) height of the tallest
55 3/4in (141.5cm) height overall                                         $1,000 - 1,500
$1,000 - 1,500
                                                                          2040
PROPERTY FROM THE EMMANUEL GRAN FAMILY COLLECTION                         A THAI AYUTTAYA-STYLE STONE HEAD OF BUDDHA
                                                                          Carved with full lips, downcast eyes set off by curved brows, framed by
2037W                                                                     a coiffure of small curls descending in a slight widow’s peak (losses).
A THAI GILT WOOD FIGURE OF BUDDHA                                         8 3/8in (21.3cm) high
Standing on a lotus base, holding a myrobalan in his right hand, the      $1,200 - 1,800
edge of his outer garment in the other, his head and the garment
borders accented with colored glass inlay (age cracks).                   2041
50in (127cm) high                                                         TWO KHMER STYLE COPPER ALLOY FIGURES
$1,000 - 1,500                                                            With Vishnu standing holding characteristic implements; and Nagaraja
                                                                          Buddha; each with fitted wood display stand.
PROPERTY FROM THE LOUIS AND EVELYNE BLAU                                  7 1/4in (18.5cm) height of the taller
COLLECTION                                                                $1,000 - 1,500

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A THAI GILT METAL FIGURE OF BUDDHA
His outer garment with flower heads filling a diamond diaper pattern      A KHMER STYLE TORSO OF A FEMALE DEITY
and elaborate border bands; the separately cast flame finial attached     Her sampot secured by a knotted sash with fishtail hem (restored breaks).
to his ushnisha (lacquer discolored, surface wear).
55in (139.7cm) high                                                       17in (43cm) high
$1,000 - 1,500
                                                                          $3,000 - 5,000

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