AN ICONIC LARGE BRONZE TORSO OF THE 'WALKING BUDDHA', SUKHOTHAI KINGDOMOpinion: The present lot is a sad and, at the same time, hopeful testimonial to the sheer endless number of Buddhist images that were destroyed during two millennia of turmoil, upheaval, revolution, and outright war. Sad, because the tragedy of brutal and mortifying repression is apparent in this statue, hopeful because even the most savage physical harm was unable to diminish Buddha's eternally peaceful appearance.Thailand, 15th-16th century. Cast striding with the right leg slightly raised, his left hand in vitarka mudra and his right gracefully extended alongside his body, wearing a diaphanous sanghati over his left shoulder and flaring down towards a gently undulating hemline.Provenance: French trade. By repute acquired from an old private estate. Condition: Presenting remarkably well. Condition overall commensurate with age. Old wear, partially from extensive worshipping within the culture. Some casting flaws, few nicks and dents, small cracks and old fills, obvious losses. Fine, naturally grown, dark patina.Dimensions: Height circa 84 cm (excl. stand), circa 97 cm (incl. stand)Mounted to a modern metal stand. (1)The 'Walking Buddha' is a striking and iconic Thai invention emerging in bronze sculpture during the 14th century. Known in Sukhothai as cankrama (walking back and forth) it refers to the pacing of Buddha during the third week after Enlightenment, see H. Woodward, The Sacred Sculpture of Thailand, 1997, page 160ff. When Shakyamuni renounced his princely life, he dismounted from his horse to become a peripatetic mendicant. Buddhist texts describe his constant wandering from city to city in the course of his teaching, exemplifying the important role that the act of walking had upon Buddha's life.Literature comparison:Large models of this size and condition are extremely rare. Compare a related bronze figure of the walking Buddha, dated to the 15th century, height 128.3 cm, in the Minneapolis Institute of Art, accession number 31.115. Compare another smaller example of the walking Buddha, dated to the 14th century, height 28 cm, in the British Museum, museum number 1947,0514.1.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 17 September 1999, lot 254Price: USD 112,500 or approx. EUR 194,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Large and Important Bronze Figure of a 'Walking Buddha', Thailand, Sukhothai, 15th/16th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related pose, color of the bronze, and size (117 cm including head and feet).Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's New York, 13 September 2017, lot 635Price: USD 100,000 or approx. EUR 117,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Rare Bronze Figure of a Walking Buddha, Thailand, Sukhothai period, 15th centuryExpert remark: Compare the closely related pose and dress. Note the small size (43.7 cm).
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A RARE GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF A STANDING MAITREYA, NEPAL, 14TH CENTURYFinely cast standing on a circular lotus base with tiered beaded rims, his left hand raised in front of the chest and holding a lotus stem coming to full bloom at the shoulder topped by a kundika, his right pendent and similarly holding a lotus stem. Clad in a sheer dhoti incised with foliate designs and flaring at the sides, richly adorned with beaded and floral jewelry with inlays of turquoise, lapis lazuli, and coral.Provenance: Jacques How Asian Art, Brussels, Belgium. A noted German private collection, acquired from the above. The base with an old label from Jacques How Asian Art. Jacques How-Choong has been collecting and dealing in Chinese and Southeast Asian art for many years, specializing in particular in Himalayan art and ritual objects, rare early Buddhist art, focusing on Dali Kingdom sculpture, as well as archaic works of art. Several museums, institutions, dealers, and private collectors are among his clientele. He is a distinguished member of Asian Art in Brussels and also exhibits annually at Parcours des Mondes in Paris.Condition: Good condition with some wear, particularly to gilt, minuscule nicks, minor dents, light scratches. The inlays possibly replaced at different times over many centuries. The figure leaning. The base sealed. The back with a small inlaid bronze plaque of rectangular shape for ritual purpose.Weight: 244.3 gDimensions: Height 11.2 cmWith an old fitted wood stand, possibly zitan, cleverly serving to compensate the leaning posture of the figure. (2)His serene face with heavy-lidded almond-shaped eyes below raised arched brows centered by a rectangular urna, further with a broad nose and full lips forming a subtle smile, the hair piled in a tall chignon topped with a jewel behind the foliate tiara.The presence of the kundika vase crowning the resplendent lotus flower by his left shoulder identifies this idealized young prince as the future Buddha Maitreya. Although equally vital to popular Buddhist practice, standing Maitreya images are relatively rare by comparison to more common bronzes of Avalokiteshvara Padmapani. This most elegant form of a standing bodhisattva maintained its popularity in Nepal until at least the 16th century, being applied to various deities including Manjushri.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's New York, 13 September 2016, lot 201 Price: USD 23,750 or approx. EUR 28,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A gilt bronze figure of a standing tara, Nepal, 14th century Expert remark: Compare the related pose, circular lotus base, and inlaid gemstones. Note the size (13.3 cm).十四世紀尼泊爾罕見彌勒佛鎏金銅像彌勒佛立於圓形蓮座上，邊緣有連珠紋，左手舉於胸前，手持一枝盛開於肩部的蓮花，上有一個淨瓶，右手垂下，同樣手持一朵蓮花。身穿飾有葉狀圖案並在兩側張開的法衣，鑲嵌有綠松石、青金石和珊瑚。面容平靜安詳，雙眼微垂，眉毛之間有白毫，闊鼻，嘴唇豐滿，頭髮盤成一個高高的髮髻，在葉狀頭飾後面鑲嵌著一顆寶石。來源：比利時布魯塞爾Jacques How Asian Art藝廊；知名德國私人收藏。購於上述藝廊。底部有 Jacques How Asian Art藝廊標籤。Jacques How-Choong多年來一直從事中國和東南亞藝術品的收藏和交易，尤其擅長喜馬拉雅藝術品和法器、稀有的早期佛教藝術品，專注於大理王國雕塑，以及古代藝術品。一些博物館、機構、經銷商和私人收藏。家都是他的客戶。他是布魯塞爾亞洲藝術協會的傑出成員，並且每年都會在巴黎的 Parcours des Mondes 舉辦展覽。 品相：狀況良好，有一些磨損，特別是鍍金方面，有微小的劃痕和輕微的凹痕。鑲嵌物可能在過去更換過。造像傾斜。 底座密封。背面鑲嵌一小塊長方形青銅牌，供祭祀之用。 重量：244.3 克 尺寸：高 11.2 厘米 相配木底座，或爲紫檀，巧妙地彌補了人物的傾斜姿勢。(2) 造像左肩上的蓮花淨瓶，表明他就是未來的彌勒佛。儘管對流行的佛教修行同樣重要，但與更常見的觀世音蓮花生青銅造像相比，站立的彌勒佛像相對較少。此類優雅立像造型至少在十六世紀之前在尼泊爾一直很受歡迎，被應用於包括文殊菩薩在內的各種菩薩。
A RARE LACQUERED AND PAINTED WOOD TOMB GUARDIAN FIGURE, ZHENMUSHOU, WARRING STATESChina, Chu Kingdom, 475-221 BC. The monstrous head with round bulging eyes, shaped brows, a long protruding tongue, and a curved neck inserted into a central mortise to the separately carved square base with raised geometric segments, the head with two further mortises to the sides to hold the separately carved antlers, all with black-painted scrolling designs.Provenance: Homo Sapiens di Giannozzo Pandolfini, Firenze, Italy, 2012. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from the above. A copy of the original signed invoice from Homo Sapiens di Giannozzo Pandolfini, dated 21 January 2012, dating the present lot to the Warring States period, c. 4th century BC, stating it was duly imported and collected at Venice Airport on 7 December 2010, registered with number 2109 on 27 January 2011, and stating a purchase price of EUR 4,000 or approx. EUR 5,000 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother's business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom.Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, losses, chips, age cracks, nicks, scratches, wear to lacquer and pigments, signs of weathering and erosion, old repairs and fills, all as expected from a wood figure of more than 2,000 years of age.Weight: 5,090 g (incl. stand)Dimensions: Height 69.5 cm (incl. stand)With a modern metal stand. (2)This large menacing creature with antlers and a protruding tongue is a guardian (zhenmushou), often found in tombs of the Chu culture in the southern Chinese provinces of Hunan, Henan, and Hubei during the Warring States through Western Han periods. They are found placed in the chamber of the tomb, closest to the head of the tomb occupant and facing inward toward the occupant, in order to protect the deceased. Chu culture is renowned for its elaborately carved and painted lacquer objects; designs similar to the ones on this mythical guardian are also found on Chu textiles and inlaid bronzes of the same period.The southern state of Chu, which dominated the area of the great lakes north of the Yangzi river, is renowned for its complex views of the spirit world recorded in the later Han period text Shanhaijing ('Classic of the mountains and seas'). It seems likely that this southern area, which had employed figures of animals for its bronze vessels, retained a deep-seated interest in representing form in three dimensions. In this heavily forested area, the abundance of wood made wooden sculpture possible.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related lacquered and painted wood tomb figure, 105.7 cm high, also dated to the Warring States period, in the Brooklyn Museum, accession number 1999.20a-d. Compare a related wood guardian figure, 76.2 cm high, dated to the Eastern Zhou dynasty, c. 4th century BC, in the British Museum, registration number 1950,1115.1.Auction result comparison: Type: Related Auction: Christie's Amsterdam, 20 November 2002, lot 414 Price: EUR 5,975 or approx. EUR 9,200 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A wood tomb spirit, Warring States Expert remark: Compare the closely related form, square base, and antlers. Note that this piece represents a slightly different type with two guardians in mirror image. Note the larger size (95 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie's New York, 4 June 1992, lot 143 Price: USD 35,000 or approx. EUR 72,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A rare painted wood dragon-form totem and base, Warring States Expert remark: Compare the closely related concept, design, form, material and painting. Note the smaller size (55.9 cm).戰國時期楚式彩繪木雕鎮墓獸中國，公元前475-221 年，楚國。巨大的頭部雙目圓睜，眉毛上揚，長長的突出的舌頭和彎曲的脖子插入中央榫眼，單獨雕刻的帶有凸起幾何部分的方形底座，頭部兩側有兩個榫眼以固定單獨雕刻的黑色鹿角。 來源：義大利弗洛倫薩Homo Sapiens di Giannozzo Pandolfini藝廊，2012年；Paolo Bertuzzi購於上述藝廊。隨附2012年1月21日Homo Sapiens di Giannozzo Pandolfini藝廊出具的發票複印本，上面斷代為戰國時期，公元前約四世紀，並證明2010年12月7日在威尼斯機場正式進口，并於2011年1月27日登記號 2109，售價EUR 4,000 或相當於 EUR 5,000 (根據通貨膨脹率)。 品相：品相良好，大面積磨損、缺口、磕損、老化裂縫、刻痕、劃痕、漆面和顏料磨損、風化和侵蝕的跡象、小修補和填充。 重量：5,090 克 (含底座) 尺寸：高 69.5 厘米 (含底座) 現代金屬支架。 (2)
* Soete (Pierre de, 1886-1948). Minerva Motors, bronze scuplture with marble base, original spear lacking, signed 'P.de Socte' to edge of lower bronze base, small plate on front of marble base reads 'Minerva Motors a The Midland Counties Motor Garage Co Ltd a L'Occasion du 25 Anniv. De Fondation des Usines Minerva 1897-1922', height 33 cmQTY: (1)NOTE:Minerva Motors was a Belgian firm started by a young Dutchman, Sylvain de Jong, in Antwerp. In 1903 de Jong founded Minerva Motors (after successfully producing bicycles and motorbikes). Minerva Motors produced luxury automobiles until 1956 when the company closed. This sculpture celebrates The Midlands Counties Motor Garage on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Minerva factories 1897-1922.
* Netherlandish School. St. Peter in Penitence, late 16th or early 17th century, cast and chased bronze rectangular plaque, Saint Peter in prayer, the cockerel on a column behind him in the background, with suspension loop, 102 x 71 mm (3 7/8 x 2 3/4 ins) not including the loop QTY: (1)NOTE:Warren, Medieval and Renaissance Sculpture in the Ashmolean Museum: Plaquettes (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum Publications, 2014), pp. 1046 – 1048, no. 506; Weber 1043, as Spanish; Molinari 411A.
BRONZE. An unsigned bronze sculpture, Head of a Girl, mounted on perspex plinth. Max. height 25cm. Please note that all items in this auction are previously owned & are offered on behalf of private vendors. If detail on condition is required on any lot(s) PLEASE ASK FOR A CONDITION REPORT BEFORE BIDDING. The absence of a condition report does not imply the lot is perfect.WE CAN SHIP THIS LOT, but NOT if part of a large, multiple lots purchase.
Folk Art Sculpture depicting two colorful paper mache birds cheerfully perched on a vintage brass and bronze stand, one a toucan and the other a green parrot. The green bird is signed and numbered 7/20. Sergio Bustamante is a Mexican artist and sculptor best known for his colorful surrealist papier-mache, bronze, and mixed media sculptures. A world traveler, Sergio Bustamente has lived in Amsterdam, Mexico, and the United States. His art is inspired by his favorite science fiction writing from his childhood as well as the art of his native Mexico. After years abroad, Sergio Bustamante established a formal workshop to teach and promote art in Tlaquepaque, Mexico in 1975. It is still operational today. Many of Bustamante's joyful sculptures are built to be interactive. Size: 28 x 17 x 66 in.
Emilio Garcia (b1981) Skull Brain Bronze segmented sculpture, Limited edition 5/5, hand signed by the artist, with certificate of authenticity. Limited sculpture hand made at the Secret Lapo Laboratories. 12.5cmEmilio Garcia was born in the winter of 1981 near Barcelona, Spain. He has a long career trajectory as freelance art director and visual artist. Since 1999 he has worked with such well-known international companies like Berlitz Kids, Hitachi, Diesel, Inditex, Metro, Vans or The North Face among others specializing in motion graphics and multimedia content. His work is published in Taschen Favourite Websites and Web Design Index Books.Emilio' sculptures are currently being exhibited in art galleries, art fairs and museums throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Due his artistic growth and budding success, Emilio is also involved in all sorts of neuro-urban merchandising, from Art Toys to skate decks, mugs, keychains, clothing and many more.
Rembrandt Bugatti signed "Biche américaine" sculpture in bronze (cire perdue) posthumous cast to be dated after 1986 || BUGATTI REMBRANDT (1885 - 1916) sculptuur in brons (verloren was-techniek) n° 2/8 getiteld : "Biche d'Amérique" - 47 x 55 de originele gips is in oorsprong van 1906 - gieting van na 1986 getekend ref : 'Rembrandt Bugatti - catalogue raisonné' pg. 327
François Pompon posthumous cast "Hippopotamus" sculpture in bronze on a marble base - with signature and justification by the foundry Ebano || POMPON FRANÇOIS (1855 - 1933) sculptuur in brons (cire-perdue) met zwarte patine n° 28/48 getiteld "Hippopotame" - 28 x 44 cm posthume gieting met gieterijmerk getekend en met certificaat / justificatie van de gieterij Ebano
François Pompon posthumous cast "Big Deer" sculpture in bronze on a marble base - with signature and justification by the foundry Ebano || POMPON FRANÇOIS (1855 - 1933) sculptuur in brons (cire-perdue) met zwarte patine n° K/T getiteld "Grand Cerf" - 57 x 38 cm posthume gieting met gieterijmerk getekend en met certificaat / justificatie van de gieterij Ebano
18th/19th Cent. Burmese Shan period "Buddha" sculpture in bronze with remains of the original gilding with scriptures on the base || Achttiende/negentiende eeuwse Birmaanse sculptuur uit de Shan-periode in brons met restanten van de originele dorure : "Zittende Boeddha" - hoogte en breedte : 43,5 en 40 cm met scripturen op de basis
antique Siamese Rattanakosin period "Buddha" sculpture in gilded bronze in a shrine in gilded sculpted wood || Antieke Thaise sculptuur uit de Rattanakosin-periode in gedoreerde brons : "Zittende Boeddha" (hoogte : 18,5 cm) in een schrijntje in gedoreerd en gesculpteerd hout (hoogte en breedte : 63,5 en 51 cm)
Amedeo Modigliani posthumously bronze cast "La jeune fille à la frange" sculpture on a marble base - with facsimile signature with certificate || MODIGLIANI AMEDEO (1884 - 1920) sculptuur in brons n° D5/8 getiteld "La jeune fille à la frange" - hoogte : 50 cm - op een zwarte marmeren sokkel posthume gieting door Ebano (Spanje) met certificaat
David Wynne RA (1926-2014)"Preening Bird"Bronze, 104cm high (including base)Purchased: Sotheby's "Modern British and Irish Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture", 3rd March 1999, lot 195Covered in a layer of surface dirt with mud and organic debris. Some signs of weathering and abraiding to the surface - more noticeably to the right wing. Deposits and debris to feet and claws. Obstensively in good sound condition. The work does not have a base, just the metal perch.See additional images.
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