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A large Lanna style sculpture head of Buddha, Thailand, 17/18th Century.
Estimate
20 000 - 25 000 SEK
1 900 - 2 370 EUR
2 000 - 2 500 USD
Hammer price
24 000 SEK
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A large Lanna style sculpture head of Buddha, Thailand, 17/18th Century.
Cast with serene expression, downcast eyes below arched eyebrows, tightly curled hair raising to the ushnisha surmounted by a lotus bud. Height 28,5 cm. Height with wooden stand 41 cm.
Wear, tarnish.
Provenance
From the collection of a Swedish businessman and Collector of Oriental Ceramics and Works of Art who passed away in the 1990’s. Thence by descent. Lots from this collection previously sold in these rooms at auction 593.
More information
Lanna or Lannathai is the given name of a prosperous self ruling kingdom, once the power base of the whole of Northern Thailand as well as parts of present day Burma (Myanmar) & Laos.