19th Century Tibetan Patinated Bronze Figure of Tara on New Black Base

This sage green carved stone Buddha was purchased from an upstate NY garden where it has resided for the last 120 years. The family began the house and garden in the late 1890s and traveled through China, Southeast Asia and Europe acquiring objects to create a complete retirement home for themselves and their family from New York City. Sculptures like this are a typical form found at Angkor of numerous sizes representing Nagas and used as guardians of temples. This figure was a favorite motif of Angkorean sculptors from the 12 century...

This figure produced in Dauhan porcelain in China in the 1780s represents the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara known in China as Quanyin. She is the figure most associated with compassion and mercy. Dauhun porcelain is a type of true white wares made in Dehua in Fujian Province. This first appeared in the late Song Dynasty in small amounts but reached its greatest achievements in the Ming Dynasty. The material's plastic consistency allowed for well-defined shapes that included boxes, vases, jars, cups, joss stick...

This finely cast bronze shows great attention to detail. The seated figure is cast in a number of sections giving a level of natural grace only found in the finest works. The rest of the bronze is also cast in a number of sections creating a complete highly detailed form. The figure fully dressed in flowing pleated robes lounges...

The charming figure done completely in the lost wax method is in a primitive naive style. The male figure is dancing excitedly on a rocky outcrop. His costume of a loose-fitting coat with long flared sleeves flying in space as he dances reveals his large potbelly while his loose-fitting shift girdled at the waist with a large belt flips up to show his legs and bare feet as he dances. The figure is suspended on one leg as he moves and his face is animated and happy. The head is cast separately so that his wild hair and beard are free from the body castings...

Featured a beautiful bronze sculpture of Tibetan Tara. This Tara is decorated with flowers, lariats, ankle bracelets. She wears an elaborate crown and is seated on a lotus throne. Up...

This old bronze Nepali Tara statue is a graceful and spiritually significant artifact from the mid-20th century, masterfully handcrafted in Nepal—a region renowned for its sacred bro...

Sculpture Indian Goddess in patinated bronze, beautiful chiselling, early 20th century. Measures: H 23 cm, W 18 cm, D 12 cm.  

This old bronze Nepali Green Tara statue is a stunning example of mid-20th-century Himalayan craftsmanship, radiating both spiritual symbolism and artistic excellence. Measuring 26 c...