Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

The Estate of Peter H. Tillou | Day 1

Thu, Sep 29, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 247

Chinese Carved Stone Standing Buddha

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

large stone buddha in draped clothes, remnants of red pigment across surface, on wooden pedestal, 40-1/2 x 9-3/8 in. [Asian Ceramics] [Asian Ceramics]

Provenance: Throckmorton Fine Art, Inc. (accompanied by copy of receipt dated October 15, 2008 for $50,000); The Estate of Peter H. Tillou, Litchfield, Connecticut

Condition

missing hands, scratches and chips to surface, some siding panels for wooden base detached but present, chip to proper right side of head 1 in. long, loss to curls, scratching on face, chest, and proper bottom right side of robe, surface accretion/dirt throughout, surface with layers of pigment and remnants of original ground

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