Asian Art II - 23rd May 2018

Lot 496

FOUR LARGE BURMESE BRONZE FIGURES OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI 19TH/20TH CENTURY Each wearing robes

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2300

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Description

FOUR LARGE BURMESE BRONZE FIGURES OF BUDDHA SAKYAMUNI 19TH/20TH CENTURY Each wearing robes, seated in dhyanasana, with his left hand upturned, with elongated earlobes and traces of cold painted decoration, two with inscriptions to the front of the bases, 53.5cm, 46kg. (4) Provenance: the Benveniste collection, Montreal, purchased in the 1960s and '70s.