Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base with gilded gold.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 41.6 C.M. / Width 18.3 C.M. / Depth 10.4 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.

A Laai Narmthong Bencharong ware porcelain cosmetic powder/accessory box with gold and iron red enameled pattern. The intricate design was most likely painted by a court sanctioned artist. Limited edition of the Prasart Museum Collection.

Age: circa 1980's

Dimensions: 2" high x 3 3/4" wide

Large Thai 14th - 15th Century Celadon Glazed Bowl

This large and impressive stoneware bowl was made at the Sawankhalok kilns around the 14th - 15th century. It is heavily-potted and has a flared and upturned rim. The central inner surface is attractively decorated with an incised "sun" pattern surrounded by parallel bands. Surrounding this are five incised roundels each containing lotus blossoms. The outer wall is carved with vertical grooves and horizontal bands below the rim...

Thai 13th - 15th Century Incised Celadon Bowl (Ex. Grahame Clarke Collection)

This heavily-potted stoneware bowl was made at the Sawankhalok kilns during the 13th - 15th Century. The inner surface is decorated with incised geometric patterns with a flower head at its centre. It is coated in a finely-crackled celadon glaze that, on the outer surface, stops short of the foot...

A mother of pearl inlaid hardwood table screen. Flowers, birds and butterflies garden motif. Southern Chinese or Vietnamese, late 19th century. Good, serviceable condition with only minor mother of pearl loss. Wood tenons on either side of the panel hold it fast within grooves routed the length of the two posts on the base. One tenon missing on one side (an easy project) but not compromising stability. Height assembled, 26 1/2 inches.

Burmese wooden seated crowned Buddha, or sometimes known as 'King Buddha', wearing diadem-crowns and ornaments of kings instead of ordinary monk's robes.

Crowned Buddha represents the Buddha's role as a universal sovereign.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 17th Century
Size: Height 60 C.M. / Width 24.5 C.M. / Depth 15.2 C.M.
Height including stand: 70 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age)...

Large Southeast Asian, Shan period, bronze figure of Buddha Sakyamuni. Seated in vajrasana on lotus base with right hand in bhumisparsha mudra (earth touching gesture). Burma, 18th century. Good condition. Height, 21 1/2 inches. Base width, 14 inches

Contemporary Saarinen round dining table. All white composite material, enamel over steel base.

Age: Contemporary

Dimensions: 36" Diameter x 28 1/2" high

While still working for his father, Saarinen first gained recognition for his design capabilities for a chair he designed together with Charles Eames, which received first place in the Organic Design in Home Furnishings competition in 1940...

Pair of Thai temple brass deer. Female deer has her left hoof outstretched while the male has his drawn back. Heavy brass material, suitable for inside or outside use. Age: 20th Century

Dimensions: 16" long x 15" high x 4" wide

Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size of Buddha only: Height 59.5 C.M. / Width 31 C.M. / Depth 27 C.M.
Height including stand: 61.3 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost...

Extra large gold gilt seated antique Burmese Buddha. The mudra where the Buddha touches the ground is called the bhumisparsha mudra, which translates to "earth touching mudra". In this mudra, the Buddha's right hand is extended downward to touch the earth, while his left hand rests in his lap. The
Condition is very good and consistent with age...

Three Vietnamese 15th Century Blue & White Porcelain Jars

A selection of three jars made during the 15th century and decorated in underglaze blue. The "double-gourd" jar (height 7.5cm) is from the "Hoi An" shipwreck and has a degraded surface. The round jarlet (height 5.75cm) is attractively decorated and has a very nice "feel" to it when handled. It has a few "nibbles" to the vulnerable mouth. The wider jar (diameter 9.5cm) is certainly the rarest of the three and is in fine condition...

Five Thai 14th - 15th Century Sawankhalok Jarlets

These small jarlets was made at the Sawankhalok kilns around the 14th - 15th century. They are decorated with underglaze patterns of geometric and floral designs and coated in a translucent blueish glaze. The heights range from 3cm to 4.5cm...

Four Thai 14th - 15th Century Stoneware Boxes & Jars

A selection of Thai stoneware vessels made around the 14th - 15th centuries from a private Sussex collection, the taller jar/bottle originally sold by ourselves in 2009. The heights range from 5cm to 13.5cm. The tallest has no repairs but a hairline to the lower body. The loop-handle jarlet has no repairs but has a chip to the lower mouth. The larger box is chipped and has a repaired crack...

Statue of Buddha, his face reflecting a profound inner serenity, wearing monk's robes, sitting on an elevated throne, his hands in "bhumisparsa mudra". Slightly eroded alabaster. Height: 24.4 cm. Very good condition. Note: The statue was hollowed out inside, a feature which is quite rare, such statues being carved outside only.

Very rare antique lacquer box from the Southern Shan States circa late 19th CE to early 20th CE. This a complete set (which is rare in itself these days). The pattern though simple is exquisitely detailed. I have not seen this pattern documented anywhere and I have a few of this type all acquired in China in Yunnan, so I am wondering if it is possible it was made by the ethnic Shan (Daizu) living there...

Rare men’s loin cloth from the Northern Chin, Haka group Burma. Mantle of Merit: Barbara Fraser has a good write up on these, and has a couple of pieces dating to late 19th to early 20th century, she also writes these were rarely used after 1950 circa first half 20th century. The two end panels are different colors of which the lighter blue colored is original while the darker piece.. Made from hand spun cotton with silk patterns. A few small holes, the worst being noted in enlargeme...

Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base.

Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 39.8 C.M. / Width 15 C.M. / Depth 13.5 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details.
Shipment: Worldwide shipping from Bangkok, Thailand at actual cost. Please e-mail us for the shipping fee.