19th Century, Mandalay, A Set of Antique Burmese Wood Carving Pagoda Stupa

Burmese wood carving panel. Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century Size: Length 56.8 C.M. / Width 44.7 C.M. / Thickness 3.2 C.M. Condition: Nice condi...

Burmese wood carving with stand. Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century Size: Width 25 C.M. / Length 56.5 C.M. Size including stand: Heigh...

Burmese wood carving panel with animal tigers. Age: Burma, Mandalay period, 19th century Size: Length 88.5 cm / Height 25.8 cm Size including stand...

Burmese wood carving panel with animal buffalo, the carved have a curved shape. Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th century Size: Length 89.5 C.M. / ...

Antique 19th/beginning 20thC Mandalay style reclining Burmese Buddha. Solid cast. Sits 2.75" tall, 6 3/8" long. A nice example of its type.

Experience the timeless beauty and spiritual significance of this Antique Wooden Burmese Mandalay Buddha, an extraordinary 19th-century artifact that is both a collector’s treasure a...

Material : marble 58,5 cm high 50,5 cm wide and 24 cm deep With traces of the original lacquer and 24 krt. gilding Mandalay style Bhumisparsha mudra 19th century Weight: 49,75 kgs Or...

Compelling, large Burmese Buddha. It is unique in many ways.  First, it looks like a specific person (as opposed to a sculpture of a generic figure), which is never ever done when sculpting a Buddha statue.  Second, is it figure looks European. the facial features look European, the body shape and the way the body is sitting look European, and the tunic the figure is wearing looks more European than it looks Asian.  It has a rare and beautiful "lotus" cap finial that I've never seen on a Burmese Buddha(or any Buddha) before. A real mystery. Looks to be at least 18/19thC. Everyone has a strong reaction when they see him-they smile.  Sits a full 19 inches tall-extremely large for this type of bronze. Retains an almost untouched chocolate brown patina.  My gut tells me that at some time during the English occupation in the 18th or early 19th century either had this Buddha specially commissioned, or was given this Buddha as a special gift by either a major Temple or spiritual leader, or by a significant political leader of that time and place. in breaking with long spiritual tradition, they had the person's image and Anglo heritage melded with a  Shan style Buddha...