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Asian Arts | January 12, 2023

Thu, Jan 12, 2023 09:00AM EST
Lot 205

Two Thai Bronze Heads of Buddha on Wood Stands

Estimate: $400 - $600

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

each hollow cast with serene expression, spiral curls, and ushnisha, larger with stand 11-1/8 x 3-1/4 in.

Note: William Joseph Roache and his family moved from Australia to Hong Kong in the early 1960s. He was employed as an Agronomist, and his job took him out into the Chinese countryside. In these travels, he purchased Chinese art, typically porcelains, from locals and shops. Mr. Roache then moved to Singapore in the late 1960s and continued his passion for collecting. After moving to the United States, he and his family retired to a horse farm in Rutherfordton, North Carolina where he lived surrounded by his beloved objects.

Provenance: Collection of William Joseph Roache, Rutherfordton, North Carolina; by descent in family

Condition

verdigris, surface dirt/accretion, losses at necks, losses to wood stands; larger example with cracks and damage to back of head; smaller example with bent flame on top of ushnisha

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