A Genuine 18th Century HANSA BRONZE OPIUM WEIGHT, Burma. Height 6.5 cm. x Depth 4 cm. x Width 4 cm. Hexagon base: 4cm. Natural formed patina. Weight: 318 gr.

Very serene Lacquer SHAN STATE Buddha Head with traces of gilding. Hollow, mounted on removable temporary base. Ushnisha-Flame also removable and probably from a later date. Very good condition. Size: H. 44 cm. x W. 22 cm. x D. 19 cm. Large size Buddha heads such as this one have become very rare and difficult to find.

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

Tai Yai is a group of tribal people living in Burma. It is difficult to find Buddha from this ethnic group.

Age: Burma, Late 18th Century
Size: Height 28.5 C.M. / Width 11.1 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expected degradation due to its age including natural cracks). Please refer to the enlargement photos for more details...

A genuine Bronze Opium Weight of a Mystical HINTHA Bird, 18th Century, Burma. Octagon base. Size: 50 mm. Weight: approx. 155 gr

A rare and fine QING DYNASTY Chinese Famille Rose BENJARONG Porcelain Jarlet/Washer and wooden stand, specially made for the Thai Royalty and Nobility, 18/19th Century. Excellent condition, no hairlines, chips, cracks nor restoration whatsoever. Size: 7.5 cm diameter x 5 cm height without the stand. Very difficult to find this size Bencharong!

Extremely rare 19th Century Siamese wooden boat paddle, black and red lacquer paint patina with finely painted Golden Dragons and motif decor on both sides, good condition with some minor retouching due to age, Size 48" x 9"

A fine genuine ANTIQUE THAI BENJARONG BOWL, late 18/19th Century, specially made to order in China (Famille Noire) by the Thai Royalty/Court and Nobility, depicting Polychrome Siamese Norasingh and Thepanom Angel Figures on a Black background. The inside of the bowl is Emerald Green with a Center Medallion. Benjarong/Bencharong means 5-colours in Thai language. Good condition, no hairline or restorations! Size: 6.8" diameter x 3.2" height (17.25 cm. x 8 cm.). Rare.

A fine lot of two large Hamsa birds, Shan Empire and Arakan, Burma around 1780-1820 AD.

The Hamsas with one spike, standing on hexagonal bases, different styles of heads/beaks and both V-tails. One is probably early Arakan style and lower weight-standard.

Weight: c. 265 grams & 310 grams = 20 tical.

Condition: F-VF, The burma very good condition, the Arakan Near VF, typical high amount of wear for the Arakan types...

Unusual ethnic gilded Lanna wooden Buddha from Northern Thailand, subduing Mara, 19th Century, size: H. 13cm x 4cm x 2cm

A divine, smiling SHAN STATE BRONZE BUDDHA subduing Mara position, sitting on a high stepped throne. Good condition overall, has some naturally formed verdigris patina and very little soil remnants. Size: height 16 cm x width at base 9.5 cm. (6 1/4" x 3 3/4"). Very fine Buddha statue!

A very beautiful and rare SUKKOTHAI BRONZE BUDDHA, SUBDUING MARA. VERY SERENE BUDDHA WITH A SLIGHT SMILE. THIS TYPE OF BUDDHA IS VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND NOWADAYS. Origin: from an important, vast and ancient Thai Private Collection of Period/Original Buddhist Sculptures. Size: height 42 cm x 26 cm (16.5" x 10") (Thai measurement from knee to knee 22 cm.)

A large beautiful and rare pair of colorfully glazed peacocks which were Vietnamese temple birds. The glaze is still vibrant and the sculpturing is very finely executed. Age: Mid 19th century. Size: H. 56cm - 54.2cm. W. 36cm - 36cm. Condition: Very good. Some very minor chips and hairline crack on one wing. See photos.

A fine lot of 4 choice bronze Hamsa bird opium weights of 10 tical, Late Shan Empire, c. early 1800s.

The Hamsas with different forms of bases and spikes etc. and with clear 6-ray verification marks...

A beautifully preserved GENUINE BURMESE HANSA DUCK OPIUM WEIGHT, with engraved duck symbol of the period on the right/front side of the base. Late 18th Century, weight: 79 gr. Naturally formed dark shiny patina. Height 4 cm. x 3 cm. Depth x 2.5 cm. width of hexagon base.

A very seldomly offered and rare SET OF 3 Genuine Antique Siamese Pumpkin Silver Boxes (acid tested) with fine Blue and Green Enamel Accents! Top of each Silver Pumpkin has leaves and a stem! Hand made, 19th Century. Weight and Size: Large Pumpkin: 31 gr./ height 4 cm x 6 cm diameter. Medium Pumpkin: 23 gr./ 3 cm x 5 cm. Small Pumpkin: 17 gr./ 2.5 cm x 4.5 cm. Very good condition as they come from a Noble Thai Family Collection! DUE TO RARITY ONLY SOLD AS A SET OF 3 !

Two authentic ancient Burmese Bronze HINTHA-HAMSA OPIUM WEIGHTS, 18/19th Century, lost wax process and genuine old patina. Both have an octagon base. Size: H. 40 mm. (73 gr.) and 30 mm. (31 gr.), Can also be purchased separately, please inquire.

A Bronze CHIENGSAEN SINGH 1 Bronze Buddha 17/18th Century, Lanna, with mother of pearl inlaid eyes. Position: subduing Mara. Good condition, no repairs. Size: height 41 cm x 29.5 cm (16" x 12") (Thai measurement knee to knee: 23 cm.). Origin: from an important, vast and ancient Thai Private Collection of Period/Original Buddhist Sculptures.

A very rare 18th Century Bronze Buddha from Laos subduing Mara. Size: height 48 cm x 27 cm (18.75" x 10.5") (Thai measurement from knee to knee: 21 cm.) Very good condition, heavy, no repairs whatsoever. Origin: from an important, vast ad ancient Thai Private Collection of Period/Original Buddhist Sculptures.

Lime box of rectangular shape, with its lid, and four compartments also with lids. Bronze, with fine silver inserts representing floral and geometric designs. Islamic art, early 19th century. Length: 14.7 cm. Height: 7.3 cm. Silver inserts partly missing and some erosion due to age, otherwise very good condition. NOTE: this pice was collected in 1979 in Mindanao island, south of the Philippines archipelago...

A fine lot of two large Hamsa birds, Shan Empire, Burma around 1780-1820 AD.

The Hamsas with one spike, standing on hexagonal bases, different styles of heads/beaks and both V'tails.

Weight: c. 310 & 315 grams = 20 tical.

Condition: Nice VF, brown and green patinas.

Refference: Gear Group 1/2.

Provenance: John Abrahamsen Collection, important Danish private collection of c...

Interesting set of two bronze weights including a scarce Arakan weight and another probably Burmese Shan, both early weights for the types probably dating late 18th. century.

The Arakan weight typically crude manifacturing and only 254 grams, the other weight weighs c. 315 grams.

Both with much patina and attractive!

Provenance: John Abrahamsen Collection, important Danish private collection of c...

A Rare and Genuine Antique Enamelled BENCHARONG-BENJARONG DOMED COVERED BOWL with a jewel knob/finial; decorated with 5 colors of enamel depicting alternating Budhhist Deities against a black background with flame pattern (Famille Noire). Bencharong signifies 5 colors. Size: height 3 5/8" (9.75 cm.). Provenance: Old Private Collection in Maryland, USA.

A nice Shakyamuni Marble Shan State Buddha touching the earth (subduing Mara) with nice detailed carving and some gilding, sitting on a lotus base. Condition very good, heavy object. Size: H. 18" x W. 11.5" x D. 7.5" (46 cm. x 29 cm. x 19 cm.) excluding stand. Comes mounted on a nice black stand.

Bronze Buddha, 19th Century, Shan State Burma, subduing Mara, nice verdigris patina, very good condition, size: H.12cm x W. 5cm x D. 4cm

A geuine large Bronze OPIUM WEIGHT of a Mythical CHINTHE Lion, 18th Century, Burma. Square base with horizontal lines. Size: H. 70 mm. Weight: approx. 329 gr.

Very attractive Marble Shakyamuni Buddha with beautiful robes and nice gilding, sitting on a double lotus base. Shan State/Burma, 18/19th Century, very good condition, heavy as solid marble. Size: H. 46cm x W. 31cm x D. 16.5cm, excluding stand. This item is nicely mounted on a black stand.

DESCRIPTION: A large, heavily cast bronze storage vessel (gadur), with brass and silver inlays crafted by the Maranao tribe of the Phillippines. The round body and flared foot are profusely decorated with inlaid floral and geometric designs; the body is topped with an inlaid domed lid and tall spire. From the estate of Asian art collector, Dr. Edward Gerber...

A genuine Bronze OPIUM WEIGHT of a Mythical CHINTHE Lion, 18th Century, Burma. Square base. Size: H. 55 mm. Weight: approx. 155 gr.

Bronze Buddha subduing Mara, mounted, 19th Century, Shan State Burma, size: H.9cm x W. 4cm x D. 3cm

Antique Thai gilded and lacquered bronze figure of a Siamese Jumbupati Buddha, Rattanakosin (Bangkok) First Period (1782-1851)...

Fine wooden Buddha subduing Mara with brown lacquer patina, early 19th Century, Shan State, Burma, condition good (bottom of base and back of base shows raw wood, i.e. patina worn), nice specimen, size: H. 32cm x W. 15cm x D. 6cm

Descriptions:
A group of Burmese metal figures was decorated on the surface in painted gold.
They were well preserved in old mood.

Date:18th Century.

Height Range: 4.8cm to 8.6cm

This antique carved wooden temple Buddha retains much of his original gilded paint. He sits on a tall base covered with the old Mon Khmer script which had been formed by scratching through the golden paint. The Buddha's head is topped with a stupa-shaped "flame" called usnisa, which symbolizes the realization of Nirvana. Perhaps that explains the soft smile and meditative expression on his face...

A very rare CROWNED CHIENGSAEN SINGH 3 KRUENG, PANG MANVICHAI Bronze Buddha in Royal Attire on a hexagon stepped lotus base, 17/18th Century. Good condition, no repairs. Origin: from an important, vast and ancient Thai Private Collection of Period/Original Buddhist Sculptures. Size: 45 cm x 30 cm (17.75" x 12") ( Thai measurement from knee to knee: 23 cm.)

Antique, early 19th century, Southeast Asian Burmese Silver mounted dagger Dha, Dah (or dha-hmyaung).

DETAILS: The hilt in classical Burmese style, encased by silver collar adorned with bands of roped silver wire, mounted with an extremely sharp, sturdy, hand forged, recurved single-edged blade showing on each face laminations watered pattern and secure at the base with copper washer...

Striking Wooden Buddha sitting on tapered and draped throne, brown/red/gold patina, late 19th Century, Thailand, condition: good, size: H. 29cm x W.14cm x D. 8.5cm