Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 2: American, Southern & European Decorative Arts

Sat, Jan 28, 2017 09:00AM EST - Mon, Jan 30, 2017 09:00AM EST
Lot 329

Fine Asian Gilt Bronze Head

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

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probably 18th century, eleven-headed Kannon or Avalo Ketesvara, bronze head with mellow early surface with traces of gilding and lacquer, 17-1/2 in.. Condition: in good condition with old surface, some areas of wear, area of distress at top of central nimbus. Provenance: probably Gump's, San Francisco, circa 1960 (accompanied by letter assessing the head from Frank Caro Chinese Art, dated November 1966); Private Collection, Cincinnati, Ohio

Condition

in good condition with old surface, some areas of wear, area of distress at top of central nimbus