A bronze oil lamp that dates to the latter years of Burma’s British colonial period (1890-1941) is built around the figure of a smiling Burman holding out a small oil receptacle. The piece, nearly two feet in height, has a decidedly art deco look, in spite of the figure’s native dress. According to Sylvia Fraser-Lu in her book, “Burmese Crafts Past and Present,” British colonial administrators had little appreciation for indigenous Burmese art but they acknowledged the superior metalworking abil... Click for details
Details: A finely cast, handsome, and powerfully proportioned example of an Angkor period bronze seated Buddha in the late Bayon style. Buddha is seated in Maravijaya upon an attractive Khmerized double lotus throne, his hands in Bhumisparsha and Dyhana mudra respectively calling the earth to witness his many previous good and compassionate deeds. Buddha’s square face is meditative and serene, typically Bayon with his broad smiling expression. The large curls of his hair are separated from his f... Click for details
This graceful Mandalay Buddha, nearly two feet in height, seems to float above its low double lotus throne. The floating effect is achieved with the robe, edged in a Burmese lacquer technique called thayo that ripples lightly across the wide pedestal and cascades in loose folds down the front and back of the slender figure’s left shoulder. The face is serene, with wide downcast eyes and finely executed nose and mouth. Carved of Burmese teak, the surface is a rich red/brown, sealed with a light... Click for details
From our Southeast Asia Collection, a large and absolutely stunning masterpiece of Annamese mother of pearl inlay work, 19th Century, Nguyen Dynasty Vietnam, depicting exquisitely rendered butterflies, flowers, crustaceans, scrolls, and geometric designs in superb quality mother of pearl inlaid against a dark brown rosewood base.
This fantastic tray truly represents the pinnacle of this art form. We have been fortu... Click for details
Large Thai 14th / 15th Century Sukhothai Bowl - Fish Pattern
This large stoneware bowl was made during the 14th / 15th century. It has been coated in a white slip, on top of which has been applied the underglaze decoration. The pattern features a central medallion of a fish and several decorative bands. The clear glaze is finely crackled. In the centre are five "spur" marks, from its manufacture.
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Large Thai 13th / 15th Century Sawankhalok Celadon Bowl
This fine stoneware bowl was made during the 13th - 15th century. It has been coated in quite a thick transparent crackled celadon glaze. The inner surface has been decorated with incised patterns, the centre of which is obscured by the thickness of the pooled glaze. The outer wall has been deeply carved with repeated vertical lines. The glaze has sagged and run ... Click for details
Large Thai 13th / 15th Century Sawankhalok Celadon Bowl
This fine stoneware bowl was made during the 13th - 15th century. Both the inner and outer surfaces have been extensively decorated with incised patterns comprising mainly vertical leaf patterns, but also horizontal bands. It has been coated in a finely-crackled transparent celadon glaze of very good colour, save for the heavy foot that remains unglazed.
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Fine Thai 13th / 15th Century Sawankhalok Celadon Bowl
This fine stoneware bowl was made during the 13th - 15th century. It is quite small for its type and has been decorated on its inner surface with bands of incised lines. It is coated in a transparent celadon glaze that is finely crackled.
This stoneware jar of squat globular form was made during the late 11th / 12th century. It is quite "heavily-potted" and is coated in a speckled brown glaze that stops short of the unglazed flat base. Around the wide shoulder are various bands of incised decoration.
