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795  |  A SANDSTONE TORSO OF                                          797  |  A JAVANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF BRAHMA,
                                                                            BUDDHA, SUKHOTHAI                                                     14TH-15TH CENTURY
                                                                      Thailand, 1238-1438. The heavy sandstone with                         Java, 14th – 15th century. The deity massively cast seated in
                                                                      a complex weathering landscape indicating                             padmasana on a double lotus base on a stepped rectangular
                                                                      an age of at least 500 years and possibly up                          plinth, with four arms holding various attributes, including mala and
                                                                      to a millennium, giving this piece an appealing                       kamandalu, and one hand showing varada mudra, wearing a dhoti
                                                                      structure and patina. Associated wood base. (2)                       with flower heads, bands, and ornaments.

                                                                      Condition: Condition as seen with extensive                           Condition: Good condition with fine verdigris and malachite patina.
                                                                      weathering and losses.                                                Provenance: Austrian private collection.
                                                                      Provenance: Austrian private collection.
                                                                                                                                            Weight: 716.4 g.
                                                                      Weight: 47.1 kg.                                                      Dimensions: Height 13.6 cm.
                                                                      Dimensions: Height 42.0 cm excl. base.
                                                                                                                                            Estimate EUR 1.500,-
                                                                      Estimate EUR 2.000,-                                                  Starting price EUR 750,-
                                                                      Starting price EUR 1.000,-









                                                                                                                                                                                         798  |  A BRONZE MODEL OF A SEATED BUDDHA
                                                                                                                                                                                               SHAKYAMUNI, SIAM, 19th – 20th CENTURY
                                                                                                                                                                                         Kingdom of Siam, Rattanakosin Kingdom (1782–1932) or slightly later.
                                                                                                                                                                                         Cast bronze with good and solid age patina.


                                                                                                                                                                                         Condition: Good condition with some wear, traces of age and usage,
                                                                                                                                                                                         some soiling.
                                                                                                                                                                                         Provenance: Austrian private collection.
                                                                                                                                                                                         Dimensions: Height c. 15 cm.
                                                                                                                                                                                         Estimate EUR 200,-
                                                                                                                                                                                         Starting price EUR 100,-










                                                                                                                                            799  |  A KHMER BRONZE FIGURE OF FOUR-ARMED
                                                                                                                                                  LOKESVARA UNDER SEVEN-HEADED NAGA,
                                                                                                                                                  13TH CENTURY
                                                                                                                                            Khmer Empire, Angkor period, Bayon style, 13th century. The
                                                                                                                                            four-armed bodhisattva wearing a sambat, holding his attributes,
                                                                                                                                            and standing on the coiled naga, representing the snake king
            796  |  A BRONZE MODEL OF                                                                                                       Muchalinda, on a square base, the snake rising above him with
                  A SEATED BUDDHA                                                                                                           seven heads.
                  SHAKYAMUNI, SIAM,
                  19th – 20th CENTURY
                                                                                                                                            Condition: Well-preserved with wear and other signs of age
            Kingdom of Siam, Rattanakosin Kingdom                                                                                           throughout, with a fine malachite patina and soil encrustation.
            (1782–1932) or slightly later. Cast bronze with                                                                                 Provenance: From an old South German collection.
            good and solid age patina.
                                                                                                                                            Weight: 847.2 g.
                                                                                                                                            Dimensions: Height 22.5 cm.
            Condition: Good condition with some wear,
            traces of age and usage, some soiling.                                                                                          This depiction featuring the serpent king Muchalinda is quite
            Provenance: Austrian private collection.                                                                                        unusual, as it is much more common for this naga to be depicted
                                                                                                                                            sheltering Buddha, and this testifies to the great importance of this
            Dimensions: Height c. 15 cm.                                                                                                    bodhisattva in Khmer society at the time.

            Estimate EUR 4.000,-                                                                                                            Estimate EUR 800,-
            Starting price EUR 2.000,-                                                                                                      Starting price EUR 400,-




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